Manager, DFT - Post Silicon

Job Title

Manager, DFT - Post Silicon

Role Summary

Lead a team that transfers DFT technologies to post-silicon for Switches, NIC and SoC product lines. Responsible for defining characterization and validation methodology, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring smooth handoff from design to production test.

This role combines technical leadership with people management in a fast-paced hardware development environment.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 8+ years of relevant experience and at least 2 years of managerial experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include planning methodology, coordinating across teams, and leading execution of post-silicon validation and production test activities.

• Define characterization and validation techniques for post-silicon bring-up and production test (electrical, functional, performance).
• Drive alignment on tooling, flows, and coverage requirements prior to tape-out and first silicon.
• Translate product requirements and silicon behavior into structured characterization plans with coverage targets, risk areas, and quality metrics.
• Lead methodology transfer into execution and ensure tooling, methods, and staffing are in place for handoff.
• Identify methodology gaps early and resolve them through cross-functional collaboration (DFT, test engineering, yield, firmware, backend).
• Act as the synchronization point between design, verification, production test, and product engineering teams.

Requirements

Must-have technical and leadership qualifications.

• 8+ years of experience in DFT, IC silicon validation, product engineering, or test engineering.
• 2+ years of people management experience.
• Deep hands-on engineering background; able to provide technical direction and perform hands-on work when required.
• Strong analytical skills; able to operate in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills; comfortable coordinating with US-based and global teams across time zones.
• Self-management and demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience developing verification environments and random-based verification (simulation tools, Verilog, debug tools such as Simvision/Debussy/VCS).
• Experience with Specman or UVM.
• Good understanding of RTL design (Verilog) and product engineering experience.

Education Requirements

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

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.