Altera · 1 day ago
Product Development Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$114K/yr - $165K/yr
7+ years expAltera is a leading company in programmable logic technology, seeking a Product Development Engineer to join their Manufacturing Content Development Engineering Group. The role involves developing high-quality manufacturing test content for FPGAs, ensuring optimal test coverage, and collaborating with design and verification teams.
Enterprise SoftwareManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop and implement DFT strategies for FPGAs, including scan insertion, BIST (Built-In Self-Test), and test compression techniques
Collaborate with RTL design and verification teams to ensure testability features are embedded efficiently
Define and implement test plans, patterns, and fault models to ensure optimal test coverage and yield
Develop and maintain ATPG (Automatic Test Pattern Generation), MBIST, and other manufacturing test content flows and scripts
Perform pre-silicon test pattern simulation and validation to ensure test effectiveness prior to tape-out
Analyze test results, debug silicon failures, and provide root cause analysis
Work with manufacturing and test teams to optimize test time, cost, and quality
Analyze early customer returns with emphasis on driving test hole closure activities
Drive test time reduction through analysis of fallout data versus test time for various IPs to balance and drive overall product cost optimizations
Stay updated with industry trends and emerging DFT/test technologies
Qualification
Required
BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent (or other related Engineering degree) with 7+ years of industry experience in the following:
Experience in IC design and IC test
Experience in DFT methodologies such as scan chains, Memory BIST, ATPG, boundary scan, test compression, IJTAG and JTAG networks
Test development tools (e.g., TessentIJTAG, Tessent MemoryBIST, FastScan, Tessent Shell etc)
Experience with RTL design, synthesis, and verification flows
Experience with fault grading, test time analysis, test coverage analysis, and test yield enhancement
Scripting skills in Python, Perl, TCL, or similar
Semiconductor manufacturing test processes
Digital and analog circuit fundamentals
Preferred
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent (or other related Engineering degree)
Experience with Tessent MBIST flows for pattern development and knowledge of memory repair schemes and Memory algorithms is a plus
Post-silicon experience including pattern conversion, Automated Test Equipment (ATE) pattern bring-up and silicon characterization is a plus
Benefits
Incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance
Company
Altera
Altera provides programmable logic devices and design software for various applications. It is a sub-organization of Intel.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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unknown2025-04-14Acquired
1988-03-31IPO
Leadership Team
Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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