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Senior DFT Engineer - Post Silicon

NVIDIA· Engineer, ASIC
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Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX$168k - $264.5kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior DFT Engineer focusing on post-silicon enablement of DFT capabilities, from silicon bring-up to production ramp and lifecycle support, with data-driven analysis of test results and collaboration across design, product, and test teams.

Responsibilities

  • Drive post-silicon enablement of DFT capabilities from initial silicon bring-up through production ramp and lifecycle support.
  • Develop data-driven approaches to analyze test results, quality indicators, yield behavior, and test efficiency; translate findings into practical technical recommendations.
  • Influence DFT architecture and implementation by communicating post-silicon requirements early with clear metrics/what-if analysis.
  • Define and improve methodologies for silicon bring-up, failure analysis, test-content validation, and production deployment.
  • Help productize new DFT capabilities by establishing scalable flows, validation criteria, debug procedures, and documentation.
  • Contribute to modeling and analysis that supports test-time optimization, quality improvement, yield learning, test power.
  • Partner across design, product development, and test teams to align pre-silicon trade-offs with post-silicon execution.

Qualifications

  • BSEE (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years or MS with 6 years of experience in related field.
  • Solid understanding of DFT concepts, silicon test, and the relationship between design implementation, test content, and post-silicon behavior.
  • Experience with silicon bring-up, debug, validation, production test, or engineering analysis of semiconductor devices.
  • Ability to analyze complex datasets and use statistical or analytical approaches to identify trends, isolate issues, and support engineering decisions.
  • Familiarity with automated test environments and test-program flows.
  • Understanding of semiconductor fundamentals, including device behavior, process variation, and the impact of operating conditions on silicon results.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, with an ability to collaborate effectively across technical disciplines.

Skills

Required:DFT conceptsSilicon bring-upData analysisAutomated test environmentsCommunication

Benefits

  • equity
  • benefits (see company benefits page)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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