DFT Engineer, Nitro Team

Job Title

DFT Engineer, Nitro Team

Role Summary

Join the Annapurna Labs semiconductor engineering team within AWS Utility Computing to design and deliver Design-for-Testability (DFT) solutions for Nitro and related cloud infrastructure chips. The role focuses on DFT strategy, test pattern generation, chip bring-up, and collaboration across design, verification, and test teams.

Work contributes directly to the reliability and manufacturability of high-performance cloud processor platforms.

Experience Level

Mid-level — requires at least 4 years of semiconductor industry experience as a DFT engineer.

Responsibilities

The role combines DFT strategy, implementation, and cross-team coordination across the chip development lifecycle.

• Develop and implement DFT strategies and test architectures for advanced ASIC/SoC platforms.
• Generate, optimize, and validate ATPG test patterns and scan insertion flows.
• Support chip bring-up, failure analysis, and lifecycle test management.
• Collaborate with architecture, logic design, verification, and physical design teams to ensure testability and yield.
• Contribute to verification activities including gate-level simulation and timing validation related to DFT.
• Maintain and improve DFT flows, scripts, and tools used across projects.

Requirements

Must-have items are listed first; preferred skills follow.

• Must-have: 4+ years of experience in a semiconductor company working as a DFT engineer or equivalent role.
• Must-have: Practical experience with DFT methodologies and test flow integration in chip projects.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Proficiency in Verilog and SystemVerilog and familiarity with verification methodologies.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Experience with ATPG tools, scan insertion, and related test tool flows.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Experience with gate-level simulation, static timing analysis, and chip bring-up activities.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Scripting skills (Perl, Tcl) to automate flows and tool integrations.
• Ability to work effectively in collaborative, international engineering teams.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering is required (as stated in the posting).

About the Company

Company: Amazon Web Services

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, USA

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a comprehensive and evolving cloud computing platform that includes infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). AWS allows business and developers to use a wide range of cloud services for computing power, storage, and content delivery, among others, thus fostering innovation and enabling faster deployment of applications. AWS is designed to be scalable, flexible, and cost-effective across industries worldwide.