Senior Design Test Engineer
Boulder ConnectJob Title
Senior Design Test Engineer
Role Summary
Design and implement Design-for-Test (DFT) solutions for complex ASIC/SoC products to ensure high test coverage, manufacturability, and reliability throughout the product lifecycle. Work with design, manufacturing and quality teams to define test architecture, drive test plans, and resolve yield and field failures.
Experience Level
Senior-level (title indicates senior role). Typical candidates have extensive DFT experience; specific years of experience were not stated.
Responsibilities
Core responsibilities include developing DFT architecture and driving testability across the product lifecycle.
- Develop and optimize DFT strategies (scan, BIST, boundary-scan) for complex electronic systems.
- Architect and implement scan chains, BIST blocks, and boundary-scan structures.
- Create comprehensive test plans and metrics to meet coverage and manufacturability targets.
- Drive test coverage analysis and closure activities through RTL, gate, and silicon stages.
- Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to analyze yield data and debug failures.
- Recommend design changes to improve testability and product reliability.
- Support test automation and production test development during manufacturing ramp.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and domain experience; nice-to-have items listed separately.
- Must-have: Strong practical knowledge of DFT methodologies and test strategies, including scan, BIST, and boundary-scan.
- Must-have: Experience creating and executing test plans, coverage analysis, and failure analysis.
- Must-have: Proven ability to work cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve yield and test issues.
- Must-have: Hands-on experience debugging silicon failures and improving testability for manufacturability.
- Nice-to-have: Experience with ATPG and DFT tools (eg. Mentor Tessent, Synopsys TetraMAX), RTL/Verilog familiarity, and scripting (Python, TCL).
- Nice-to-have: Experience supporting production test development and automation in a manufacturing environment.
Education Requirements
Not specified.
About the Company
Company: Boulder Connect
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