Senior DFT Engineer - Remote, IJTAG & ASIC Test Architect

Encore Semi Llc; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 15 days

Holidays 10

Medical benefits 80% premiums

Dental & Vision 50% premiums

Life Insurance, FSA, HAS, Gap

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401k Traditional & Roth

Life/AD&D and LTD

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Encore Semi LLC seeks an experienced Senior DFT Engineer to lead test architecture for complex SoCs. You will collaborate with design and verification teams to drive DFT requirements from RTL to silicon bring-up, ensuring high test coverage and quality.

The role demands 8+ years in ASIC DFT, strong IJTAG skills, and deep Tessent experience. Remote-friendly with a competitive salary and full benefits package.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of proven ASIC DFT engineering experience.
• Strong IEEE 1687 IJTAG (ICL/PDL) expertise.
• Deep proficiency with Tessent tool suite.
• Solid simulation/verification/debug skills with Xcelium, VCS or QuestaSim.
• Fluency in Verilog/SystemVerilog and scripting (Tcl, Python, or Perl).

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement and verify DFT structures (Scan, MBIST, Boundary Scan) for ASIC/SoC designs.
• Develop and integrate IJTAG networks across IP and SoC levels.
• Perform test insertion, ATPG generation and fault coverage analysis.
• Run and debug gate-level simulations with timing-annotated results.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Scripting (Tcl, Python, Perl)

DFT concepts (Scan, MBIST, Boundary)

Education

BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Tessent (Mentor Graphics)

Xcelium

VCS

QuestaSim

Job description

Encore Semi LLC seeks an experienced Senior DFT Engineer to lead test architecture for complex SoCs. You will collaborate with design and verification teams to drive DFT requirements from RTL to silicon bring-up, ensuring high test coverage and quality.

The role demands 8+ years in ASIC DFT, strong IJTAG skills, and deep Tessent experience. Remote-friendly with a competitive salary and full benefits package.