Principal Hardware DFT Lead

We are looking for aPrincipal HW DFT Engineerwho will architect, implement, and validate NXP's Automotive grade products. You will be responsible for advanced test strategies and implementation, verification and validation of pre/post tapeout of DFT features, overall test coverage improvements, and work closely with RTL and physical team on DFT timing constraints and closures.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Architecture & Strategy:Define and implement advanced DFT strategies, includingScan Architecture, JTAG,Memory BIST (MBIST), and Logic BIST (LBIST)
• Implementation & Verification:Lead the integration of digital subsystems, perform scan insertion, and generateATPG (Automatic Test Pattern Generation)patterns while ensuring high fault coverage.
• Silicon Support:Drive post-silicon validation and debug activities to root cause failures and improve manufacturing test efficiency.
• Collaboration:Coordinate with physical design and test engineering teams to ensuretiming closureand that test patterns are operational immediately upon silicon arrival.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Education: B.S./M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar degrees)
• Experience:Typically requires 10+ yearsof industry experience in SoC DFT implementation, verification, static timing closure, test coverage analysis and improvement, and silicon bring-up on ATE
• Tool Expertise:Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools from Mentor Graphics/Siemens(Tessent), Cadence, or Synopsys
• Technical Skills:
• DFT - Scan insertion and architecture, ATPG:Proficiency in generating test vectors to detect manufacturing faults like stuck-at, transition, and advanced faults, Built-In Self-Test (BIST):Integration ofMemory BIST (MBIST)for embedded SRAM/ROM and Logic BIST (LBIST) for autonomous logic testing, Boundary Scan & JTAG, Test Compression:Implementing techniques to reduce test data volume and application time, which is critical for large System-on-Chip (SoC) designs.
• Hardware Design & Implementation - HDL Proficiency:Strong command ofVerilog or SystemVerilogfor modifying RTL to insert test logic and writing test wrappers. Timing & Constraints:Knowledge ofStatic Timing Analysis (STA) and creating DFT-specific timing constraints (SDC files) to ensure test logic does not degrade functional performance.
• Verification & Debug - Simulation:Conducting gate-level simulations (GLS) and verifyingDFT logicfor correctness before fabrication. Post-Silicon Debug:Analyzingsilicon datafrom Automated Test Equipment (ATE) to diagnose failures and improve manufacturing yield.
• Software & Tool Proficiency - EDA Tool Suites:Mastery of industry-standard tools such as Synopsys TestMAX/DFT Compiler,Mentor Graphics Tessent, andCadence Modus. Scripting & Automation:Expertise inTcl, Python, or Perlto automate test insertion flows, run simulations, and parse coverage reports.