Senior DFT Architect for SoC Test & Yield

Broadcom; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Broadcom's San Jose Development Center seeks a Principal DFT Engineer to lead DFT programs from chip-level specification through implementation and verification, delivering products to production. You will work across DFT architecture, test insertion, pattern generation, coverage improvement, and post-silicon debug, collaborating with Physical Design & STA teams and external customers.

The role requires strong scripting in TCL/Perl/Ruby/Python, C++, and extensive experience with DFT, ATPG,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering with 12+ years of industry experience or Master’s with 10+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Understanding Broadcom & customer DFT feature requirements and defining DFT specifications for the ASIC.
• Implementing DFT including Scan, MBIST, TAP, LBIST, IO, SerDes integration.
• Working with STA and DI Engineers for test closure.
• Generating, verifying and debugging test vectors before tape release.
• Debugging and validating vectors on ATE during silicon bring-up.
• Interfacing with customers, PD and test teams globally.
• Innovating new DFT solutions for 7nm and beyond.
• Automating DFT and test vector generation flows.

Skills

DFT background

ATPG

Scan Insertion

Verilog

Memory BIST

IEEE 1149.1/1149.6

Debug and root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Scripting: TCL/ PERL/ PYTHON

C++

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering

Tools

TCL

PERL

RUBY

PYTHON

C++

Job description

Broadcom's San Jose Development Center seeks a Principal DFT Engineer to lead DFT programs from chip-level specification through implementation and verification, delivering products to production. You will work across DFT architecture, test insertion, pattern generation, coverage improvement, and post-silicon debug, collaborating with Physical Design & STA teams and external customers.

The role requires strong scripting in TCL/Perl/Ruby/Python, C++, and extensive experience with DFT, ATPG,