Senior DFT Engineer - Hardware

Job Title

Senior DFT Engineer - Hardware

Role Summary

Lead design, verification and productization of design-for-test (DFT) and DFX features for high-speed IOs on NVIDIA SoCs. Work across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases to architect test logic, develop scalable test plans, and coordinate with IP, mixed-signal, validation and production teams.

The team focuses on IO/interconnect testability, automation and flow improvements to ensure manufacturable, cost-efficient test solutions.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 5+ years of relevant DFT and verification experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver DFT/DFX test features from design through production and maintain robust verification and productization.

• Architect, design and validate DFX/DFT features for high-speed IOs at unit and full-chip levels using UVM and internal flows.
• Develop pre-silicon simulations, debug test functionality, and sign off on test coverage using standard coverage metrics.
• Create scalable test plans and productize IO test solutions for production test execution and cost efficiency.
• Implement automation, improve flows, manage coverage metrics, and support test execution and failure analysis.
• Collaborate with IP teams on IOBIST test logic and with mixed-signal circuit designers to integrate analog/digital test approaches.
• Coordinate with post-silicon validation and production engineering to deploy and refine tests in manufacturing.

Requirements

Required technical skills and attributes, plus desirable additional skills.

• Proven experience in DFT engineering and post-silicon DFX productization.
• Strong understanding of digital logic design, architecture and verification methodologies.
• Practical experience with verification flows (UVM, constrained-random testing), coverage-driven verification and coverage metrics.
• Strong scripting/programming skills (e.g., SystemVerilog, Perl, Python) and familiarity with industry-standard tools and flows.
• Analytical problem-solving skills and effective written and oral communication.

• Experience with profiling tools, X-propagation, mixed-signal test challenges, or IO-specific debug.
• Exposure to scalable test automation, flow optimization and productization at manufacturing scale.

Education Requirements

B.Tech/BE/BS or M.Tech/ME/MS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) or a related technical field, 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.