Principal DFT Engineer

2 months ago


Hutto, Texas, United States ARM Full time
Job Overview:

As a key member of the DFT methodology team at ARM, you will play a crucial role in developing and implementing DFT methodologies for various projects, including soft IP, hard macros, testchips, and physical library IP. Your expertise will be instrumental in driving DFT flows across all ARM design sites and collaborating with EDA vendors to support our methodologies.

Responsibilities:
  • Support DFT on multiple project types across various design centers, applying innovative DFT techniques to impact forthcoming CPU, GPU, ML, and systems IP.
  • Contribute to DFT methodology development by crafting flows, evaluating tool capabilities, and collaborating with other specialists on projects.
  • Develop and maintain documentation, work with EDA vendors, and propagate DFT methodologies.
  • Meet with customers for DFT training or to address DFT concerns.
Required Skills and Experience:
  • 8+ years of experience as a Staff or Principal DFT engineer.
  • Proficiency in Perl, TCL, and/or C programming.
  • Experience with Unix/Linux environments.
  • Core DFT skills, including knowledge of at-speed testing, test insertion, test coverage assessment, test pattern development, scan compression, Memory BIST, Logic BIST, JTAG, IJTAG, fault simulation, debug, verification, designing, and conducting experiments/tool evaluations.
  • Experience with Siemens, Cadence, and/or Synopsys DFT tools.
Nice To Have Skills and Experience:
  • Ability to build and deploy generic DFT flows.
  • Familiarity with IEEE standards such as 1500, 1149.1, 1687, and 1838.
  • Familiarity with supporting silicon into volume production.
  • Knowledge of SSN and 3DIC.
  • Gained exposure to digital ASIC front and backend design & verification processes.
  • Hands-on Synthesis and Static Timing Analysis (STA) experience.
  • Familiarity with current mobile SOC architectures and low power design practices.
  • Understanding of Functional Safety as it applies to DFT.
  • Working knowledge of Siemens MBIST and LBIST tools.
What We Offer:

At ARM, we value our employees' contributions and offer a dynamic work environment that supports both high performance and personal well-being. We empower our teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and team needs. Our approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal well-being.

Equal Opportunities at ARM:

ARM is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.