Qualcomm · 6 days ago
CPU DFT Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$142K/yr - $213K/yr
5+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading company in the semiconductor industry. They are seeking a CPU DFT Engineer to work with chip architects and designers to verify DFT architecture and implementation for VLSI designs, ensuring the successful realization of a new chip architecture.
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Responsibilities
Create test vectors or oversee their creation
Validate DFT requirements are being met
Work with designers to increase test coverage, debug observability and flexibility
Verify post-PD designs meet DFT requirements
Work with test personnel, stepping in to do run tests when needed
Qualification
Required
BA/BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 5+ years of practical experience
Strong fundamentals in digital ASIC design; experience using Verilog or VHDL
Experience with ASIC test, DFT, and debug
3+ years of practical experience with test or DFT
Experience using the Mentor Tessent tools
Experience with defining and implementing SOC level verification on large designs
Experience in TCL, Perl/Python and Shell scripting
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Preferred
Hands-on expertise with commercial test generation tools for large complex designs
Strong fundamental knowledge of DFT techniques include JTAG, ATPG, test pattern translation, yield learning, logic diagnosis, scan compression, IEEE 1500 Standard, and MBIST, LBIST
Experience running test compression software
Strong sense of ownership, self-driven
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
10001+ employees
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