DFT Verification Engineer

Job Title

DFT Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Work on design-for-test verification for custom analog macros and SoC blocks to ensure correct operation at IP, cluster, and full-chip levels. Team with design, integration, test engineering, and CAD to define verification scope, create test strategies, and drive simulation and bring-up activities.

This role sits on the verification team in NVIDIA's Taipei/Hsinchu engineering organization and focuses on practical verification, debug, and improving verification flows for high-volume silicon.

Experience Level

Mid-level — typically requires 3+ years of DFT or design experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include planning and executing verification activities across IP to full-chip scopes and supporting chip bring-up.

• Verify custom analog macros at IP, cluster, and full-chip levels.
• Define verification scope and develop test strategies in partnership with Design, Integration, and Test Engineering teams.
• Implement verification plans and run RTL and gate-level simulations.
• Collaborate with CAD to optimize simulation flows and tools.
• Generate test patterns and support chip bring-up activities.
• Debug RTL and gate-level issues using waveform/trace tools and simulation results.

Requirements

Core technical and language requirements. Education details are listed separately below.

• Must-have: 3+ years of DFT or design experience.
• Must-have: Strong debugging and analytical skills with RTL and gate-level design tracing (experience with Verdi) and verification simulation (experience with VCS).
• Must-have: Familiarity with SoC fundamentals: clock, reset, power rails, IO pad and packaging considerations.
• Must-have: Fluent English communication.
• Nice-to-have: Practical knowledge of Design for Test techniques (Scan/ATPG/BIST/JTAG).
• Nice-to-have: Scripting and programming skills (Python, Perl, Tcl, C, C++).

Education Requirements

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science is specified.

About the Company

Company: NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.