DFT Design Engineer

We are seeking a skilled DFT Design Engineer to develop and implement comprehensive Design for Test solutions across our semiconductor products. This role involves RTL design, verification, and manufacturing support for various DFx methodologies including SCAN, MBIST, and BSCAN implementations. You will architect, implement, and optimize test strategies from RTL development through production, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust DFT solutions that meet quality standards, minimize defect escape rates, and reduce test costs while maintaining design integrity.

Must Have

• Develops logic design, RTL coding, and simulation for DFT implementations
• Provides DFT timing closure support and generates test content for manufacturing
• Implements SCAN, MBIST, and BSCAN methodologies
• Optimizes logic design for power, performance, area, timing, and test coverage
• Drives DFT design verification to achieve architecture specifications
• Develops HVM content for rapid bring-up and production ramp on ATE
• Collaborates with post-silicon and manufacturing teams for silicon verification and debug
• 3+ years of experience with DFT methodologies
• 3+ years of experience with Array Test including MBIST
• Experience in RTL coding, simulation, and verification
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing test processes and ATE systems

Good to Have

• Expert-level in Tessent DFT tool suite
• Advanced expertise in PrimeTime, specifically with DFT constraints and timing analysis
• Experience with additional DFT tools and methodologies
• Experience in advanced test compression techniques and fault models
• Experience with SoC-level DFT integration and customer support
• Background in post-silicon validation and debug
• Experience in industry test standards and protocols
• Experience in test cost optimization and DPM improvement initiatives

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Stock
• Bonuses
• Health benefits
• Retirement programs
• Vacation

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled DFT Design Engineer to develop and implement comprehensive Design for Test solutions across our semiconductor products. This role involves RTL design, verification, and manufacturing support for various DFx methodologies including SCAN, MBIST, and BSCAN implementations. We are seeking a highly skilled DFT Design Engineer to join our semiconductor engineering team and drive the development of cutting-edge Design for Test solutions across our product portfolio. This critical role combines deep technical expertise in digital design with specialized knowledge of test methodologies to ensure our silicon products meet the highest quality standards for high-volume manufacturing.

As a DFT Design Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and optimizing comprehensive test strategies that span from initial RTL development through production manufacturing. You will work at the intersection of design and test, collaborating with cross-functional teams including architecture, verification, physical design, and manufacturing to deliver robust DFT solutions that enable efficient testing while meeting stringent power, performance, and area requirements. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in DFT methodologies and will play a pivotal role in defining test architectures for complex SoCs, developing innovative solutions to challenging testability problems, and ensuring seamless integration of DFT features across multiple design hierarchies.

This position offers the opportunity to work on industry-leading semiconductor products and contribute to the advancement of DFT technologies in next-generation computing platforms. This role involves RTL design, verification, and manufacturing support for various DFx methodologies including SCAN, MBIST, and BSCAN implementations, with a focus on achieving optimal test coverage, minimizing defect escape rates, and reducing overall test costs while maintaining design integrity and performance targets.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Development:

• Develops logic design, register transfer level (RTL) coding, and simulation for DFT implementations
• Provides DFT timing closure support and generates test content for manufacturing delivery
• Implements various DFx content including SCAN, MBIST, and BSCAN methodologies
• Applies strategies, tools, and methods to write and generate RTL and structural code for DFT integration

Architecture & Collaboration:

• Participates in defining architecture and microarchitecture features for blocks, subsystems, and SoCs
• Collaborates on DFT design including TAP, SCAN, MBIST, BSCAN, processor monitors, and in-system test/BIST
• Integrates DFT blocks into functional IP and SoC while supporting customer integration requirements

Optimization & Verification:

• Optimizes logic design to meet power, performance, area, timing, test coverage, DPM, and test time/vector memory reduction goals
• Reviews verification plans and drives DFT design verification to achieve architecture specifications
• Ensures design features are verified correctly and implements corrective measures for failing RTL tests

Manufacturing & Production Support:

• Develops HVM (High Volume Manufacturing) content for rapid bring-up and production ramp on ATE (Automatic Test Equipment)
• Collaborates with post-silicon and manufacturing teams for silicon verification and debug support
• Drives high test coverage through structural and IP-specific tests to achieve quality and DPM objectives
• Documents learnings and improvement requirements for design and validation processes

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 3+ years of industry experience
• OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 3+ years of industry experience

Technical Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience with DFT (Design for Test) methodologies
• 3+ years of experience with Array Test including MBIST (Memory Built-In Self-Test)
• Experience in RTL coding, simulation, and verification
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing test processes and ATE systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert-level in Tessent DFT tool suite
• Advanced expertise in PrimeTime, specifically with DFT constraints and timing analysis
• Experience with additional DFT tools and methodologies
• Experience in advanced test compression techniques and fault models
• Experience with SoC-level DFT integration and customer support
• Background in post-silicon validation and debug
• Experience in industry test standards and protocols
• Experience in test cost optimization and DPM improvement initiatives

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

Virtual US

Additional Locations:

Business group:

At the Data Center Group (DCG), we're committed to delivering exceptional products and delighting our customers. We offer both broad-market Xeon-based solutions and custom x86-based products, ensuring tailored innovation for diverse needs across general-purpose compute, web services, HPC, and AI-accelerated systems. Our charter encompasses defining business strategy and roadmaps, product management, developing ecosystems and business opportunities, delivering strong financial performance, and reinvigorating x86 leadership. Join us as we transform the data center segment through workload driven leadership products and close collaboration with our partners.

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Benefits:

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here:

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Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $121,050.00-227,620.00 USD

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Work Model for this Role

This role is available as a fully home-based and generally would require you to attend Intel sites only occasionally based on business need. However, you must live and work from the country specified in the job posting, in which Intel has a legal presence. Due to legal regulations, remote work from any other country is unfortunately not permitted. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.The application window for this job posting is expected to end by 11/28/2025