Senior DFT & Silicon Validation Engineer

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 311,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits package

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior DFT - Silicon Validation Engineer in Santa Clara, CA. You will lead end-to-end DFT architecture to accelerate post-silicon bring-up and chip validation, collaborating with multi-functional teams to define test strategies for the product roadmap.

You will bring advanced DFT expertise, experience with pre-silicon validation, and strong debugging skills to drive yield ramp and reduce waste across multiple products. Equity and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• BSEE (or equivalent) with 8+ years, MSEE with 5+ years, or PhD with 3+ years in DFT or related domains.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Perl, Python, or Tcl.
• Hands on experience in pre-silicon validation for various DFT features.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with curiosity to tackle rare challenges.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end DFT architecture and methodologies to accelerate post-silicon bring up and characterization.
• Collaborate across functions to define next-generation test strategies for ATE and roadmap.
• Lead early silicon validation for complex SoC or equivalent, plan architecture and development, debug test content, analyze silicon behavior.
• Identify failure root causes and ensure strong production ramp and yield improvement.

Skills

Perl scripting

Python scripting

Tcl scripting

Communication skills

Education

BSEE (or equivalent)

MSEE

PhD in relevant field

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior DFT - Silicon Validation Engineer in Santa Clara, CA. You will lead end-to-end DFT architecture to accelerate post-silicon bring-up and chip validation, collaborating with multi-functional teams to define test strategies for the product roadmap.

You will bring advanced DFT expertise, experience with pre-silicon validation, and strong debugging skills to drive yield ramp and reduce waste across multiple products. Equity and comprehensive benefits are offered.