Principal Engineer, Dft

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.

Qualcomm's Global CAD Organization is seeking a highly experienced and innovative technical leader to drive the development and deployment of next-generation DFT, ATPG, and MBIST methodologies for industry-leading SoCs built on advanced semiconductor technology nodes. In this strategic role, you will work within a highly collaborative global environment, partnering with SoC Design, DFT, Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Diagnostics teams, and leading EDA vendors to define and deliver scalable, high-quality Design-for-Test solutions that enable first-pass silicon success and manufacturing excellence.

This position offers a unique opportunity to influence company-wide DFT methodology direction, drive technology innovation, and contribute to the development of cutting-edge mobile, AI, automotive, and compute products.

Keywords: DFT, ATPG, Scan Insertion, Scan Compression, MBIST, Tessent, TestMAX, TetraMAX, VLSI Test, DFT CAD Methodology, SoC DFT, DFT EDA Tools, Semiconductor Test and Diagnostic