DFT Engineer

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MTS SILICON DESIGN ENGINEER  

• THE ROLE: 

  As a MTS Silicon Design Engineer, you will work with DFT experts and DFT Architects, drive and execute DFT ATPG for the various Cores of AMD.

    

  THE PERSON:  

  You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, verification in general and Design For Testability (DFT) in particular. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems. 

    

  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

  • Drive DFT ATPG for the IPs of various Cores of AMD.
  • Coordinate with DFT RTL engineers to generate and verify Scan Patterns for the various Cores IPs.
  • Write ATPG scripts, understand ATPG tools, do Scan Chain trace, analyze Scan DRCs, generate Scan Patterns and Verify/Simulate the Scan Patterns and achieve the targeted Scan Coverage for the IP/design.
  • Responsible for DFT quality metrics like DRC cleanliness, first time right Scan Patterns and ATPG coverage.
  • Work on Silicon bring-up of Scan Patterns with Product Engineering and SoC DFT teams.

  PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:  

  • Project level experience with Digital Design concepts and hands-on DFT ATPG knowledge. 
  • Extensive experience and working knowledge of DFT ATPG tools like Mentor Graphics (Siemens), Synopsys Tetramax and/or functional verification tools like VCS, Verdi, FSDB. 
  • Exposure to DFT Architecture and Design.
  • Good understanding of computer organization/architecture.
  • Exposure to Static Timing Analysis (STA), Timing Closure and DFT Timing is required.
  • Excellent hands-on debug skills and scripting skills are essential.
  • Must have good communication skills and the ability to interact and work with global teams.

    

  ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:  

  Bachelors or Masters degree in Electronics Engineering/Electrical Engineering with atleast 7+ years of DFT ATPG experience.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.