Senior CPU DFT Engineer – AI-Driven Silicon Test

Google; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Austin, TX is seeking a senior DFT engineer to help shape the testability of cutting-edge CPU designs. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and AI teams to push performance, power, and reliability goals across the silicon stack.

You will develop, deploy, and optimize DFT flows (ATPG, JTAG, BIST), mentor peers, and contribute to silicon bring-up and validation for next-generation products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 8 years of experience in high-performance IP or SoC Design For Test (DFT) activities and flows
• Experience developing, deploying, and supporting DFT flows (ATPG, Logic Vision, BIST, or JTAG)

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to architect, implement, and verify design-for-test (DFT) solutions for advanced CPU designs.
• Pioneer custom DFT methodologies using industry-standard EDA tools to accelerate turnaround times and test coverage.
• Develop, debug, and optimize production test patterns for automatic test equipment flows to support silicon delivery.
• Mentor peers and foster cross-functional engineering collaboration across the DFT organization.

Skills

DFT design experience

IP/SoC design for test

DFT flows (ATPG, Logic Vision, BIST, J

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

ATPG tooling

Logic Vision

BIST tooling

JTAG tooling

Job description

Google in Austin, TX is seeking a senior DFT engineer to help shape the testability of cutting-edge CPU designs. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and AI teams to push performance, power, and reliability goals across the silicon stack.

You will develop, deploy, and optimize DFT flows (ATPG, JTAG, BIST), mentor peers, and contribute to silicon bring-up and validation for next-generation products.