Senior CPU DFT Engineer — AI-Driven Silicon Testing

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a DFT specialist to join a team delivering custom silicon solutions powering Google’s consumer products. You will architect and verify DFT solutions for advanced CPU designs, leveraging industry-standard EDA tools to speed up diagnosis and coverage.

The role emphasizes development of production test patterns, mentoring peers, and cross-functional collaboration across DFT teams, with a compensation package reflecting market norms for senior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in high-performance IP or SoC 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

IP/SoC DFT

ATPG

Logic Vision

BIST

JTAG

Python scripting

Tcl scripting

Perl scripting

QoR data mining

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering/CS

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

Google is seeking a DFT specialist to join a team delivering custom silicon solutions powering Google’s consumer products. You will architect and verify DFT solutions for advanced CPU designs, leveraging industry-standard EDA tools to speed up diagnosis and coverage.

The role emphasizes development of production test patterns, mentoring peers, and cross-functional collaboration across DFT teams, with a compensation package reflecting market norms for senior engineers.