Senior DFT Engineer

Job Title

Senior DFT Engineer

Role Summary

Lead Design-for-Test (DFT) engineering across a complex ASIC project at Annapurna Labs (part of AWS). The role leads a team of DFT engineers, partners with frontend/backend design teams, and works with silicon, reliability, and physical-failure analysis groups to deliver a testable, reliable, and high-yield product into the AWS fleet.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting expects demonstrated leadership of complex technical projects; specific years of experience are not stated.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include owning DFT strategy, guiding implementation, and driving product bring-up and quality.

• Lead DFT architecture, planning, and execution for a full-chip project; create work plans and track progress.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews and define design-for-testability and design-for-debug solutions.
• Specify design constraints for implementation and perform sign-off for DFT deliverables.
• Develop and validate structural scan and memory test flows; improve testability, debug ability, reliability, and yield.
• Coordinate silicon bring-up, reliability testing, and physical failure analysis to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Collaborate closely with frontend, backend, verification, and manufacturing teams to meet schedule and quality targets.

Requirements

Clear distinction between required (must-have) and preferred (nice-to-have) skills and experience.

• Must-have:
  • Extensive expertise in semiconductor design and DFT engineering
  • Advanced knowledge of Verilog and SystemVerilog
  • Proficiency in structural scan techniques and flows
  • Deep understanding of memory test and repair methodologies
  • Proven experience leading complex technical projects
• Nice-to-have:
  • Experience with UVM and verification methodologies
  • Design-for-Debug experience
  • Familiarity with Static Timing Analysis (STA)
  • Experience with 3D testing technologies

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (as listed under Basic Qualifications).

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.