Staff Engineer - DFT

Job Title

Staff Engineer - DFT

Role Summary

The Staff DFT Engineer will define and implement design-for-test strategies and flows for Marvell's Optical DSP products, focusing on scan, compression, MBIST, ATPG, and silicon bring-up. The role is part of the Optical DSP team in Santa Clara and works closely with PD/STA, verification, and manufacturing teams on next-generation ASICs.

This position may require access to export-controlled technology; applicants may be subject to an export license review prior to employment.

Experience Level

Senior. This staff role expects multiple years of DFT experience (see Education Requirements for degree-related experience guidance).

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities include:

• Implement scan, compression, OCC, wrappers, and MBIST on assigned blocks/partitions.
• Run ATPG, analyze coverage, and drive coverage improvement through test points and fault exclusions.
• Run DFT DRC and gate-level (zero-delay and SDF) simulations and debug failures.
• Support DFT timing constraints and closure with PD/STA teams.
• Generate test patterns and support silicon bring-up and ATE pattern debug.
• Automate flows with scripting and document methodology.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• Proven, hands-on DFT experience implementing scan/ATPG/MBIST/JTAG.
• Experience using Synopsys or Siemens (Mentor/Siemens EDA) DFT tools.
• Proficient in Verilog/SystemVerilog and scripting (Tcl, Python, or Perl).
• Familiarity with ASIC flow, static timing analysis (STA), and gate-level simulation.
• Experience generating patterns and supporting silicon bring-up and ATE debug.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's (BS) or Master's (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) or Computer Engineering (CE) preferred. The posting specifies 5+ years of DFT experience for candidates with a BS and 3+ years for candidates with an MS. No explicit PhD or "equivalent experience" language was provided.

About the Company

Company: Marvell Technology

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions serve as essential building blocks of the data infrastructure connecting our world, driving innovation across enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures. The company focuses on creating transformative technology that shapes the future.