DFT Engineer

Job Title

DFT Engineer

Role Summary

Perform design-for-test (DFT) activities for chip blocks and full-chip implementations, focusing on MBIST and scan insertion, ATPG, ATE pattern development, silicon bring-up and yield analysis. Work across design, verification, implementation, ATE and product teams to improve testability and production yield.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting requires substantial industry experience (see Education Requirements for degree-specific experience requirements).

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with ATE engineers on yield improvement and failure analysis.
• Develop ATE patterns, manage hand-off processes, and perform silicon debugging.
• Participate in block- and chip-level DFT implementation and delivery of related tasks.
• Perform DFT lint checks, MBIST architecture work, logic and scan insertion using industry tools.
• Run ATPG and pattern simulation for MBIST and scan-based tests.
• Work with design, verification, implementation, ATE and product teams during DFT design and silicon bring-up.
• Contribute to improving DFT design methodology and cross-functional processes.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Experience in silicon bring-up and yield improvement.
• Solid understanding of DFT techniques and digital logic fundamentals.
• Proven experience with RTL lint checking, scan compression, scan insertion, and the ATPG process.
• Experience in MBIST architecture and insertion.
• Experience analyzing and debugging simulation failures.
• Strong knowledge of Mentor Tessent and/or Synopsys DFT and simulation tool suites.
• Proficiency with Perl or other scripting languages for test and data analysis.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience developing STA constraints for DFT modes.

Education Requirements

Required: BSEE with 12+ years of relevant engineering experience, or MSEE with 8+ years of relevant engineering experience. Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related technical field indicated.

About the Company

Company: Broadcom

Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States

Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.