Waymo · 2 months ago
Silicon DFT Architect
Mountain View, CA, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$238K/yr - $302K/yr
10+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The role involves contributing to all aspects of DFT, collaborating with various teams to optimize hardware and software performance, and ensuring that automotive test targets are met while minimizing impact on power, performance, and area.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Contribute to all aspects of DFT from methodology, scripting, test insertion, SDC constraints, ATPG generation, and pattern delivery in both a lead and hands-on role
Drive ASIC partners & internal design teams to meet automotive test targets while minimizing the impact on Power, Performance, and Area (PPA)
Architect and define hierarchical test strategy and SoC test interfaces
Collaborate with architects, designers, functional safety engineers, manufacturing quality, and other partner teams to optimize for a broad range of constraints
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience on DFT/ATPG/Silicon Test in advanced silicon nodes with a minimum of 2 tapeouts
Experience owning full chip DFT architecture. Be able to write a DFT architecture spec and work with an ASIC vendor on implementation
Expertise with Scan Based test including compression/decompression, MBIST, LBIST, ATPG, boundary scan, System-Level Test (SLT), and both wafer and package test
Experience setting and implementing test methodologies/flows with both internal and external partners including demonstrated scripting ability (Python/TCL)
Experience delivering PPA optimal test methodologies that have minimal impact on Physical Design Closure
Preferred
Experience with automotive silicon, including optimization for low DPPM and FIT rates
Experience with functional safety and in-field test
Experience with Automotive Qualification (AEC-Q100) standards
Understanding of RTL-to-GDS flows, especially as they pertain to test
Experience growing a DFT/ATPG team and working with external vendors or partner teams
Benefits
Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program
Company
Waymo
Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.1BKey Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M
Leadership Team
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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