This Senior Silicon DFT Engineer role at Google Cloud involves leading and executing DFT solutions for large-scale ASICs. Responsibilities include developing DFT strategies, working with cross-functional teams (Design, Verification, Physical Design), managing the DFT team's workload, and ensuring DFT requirements are met. The role requires expertise in ATPG methods, DFT techniques and tools, and leading DFT activities throughout the ASIC development flow. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, execution, tracking, quality, and sign-off of DFT for silicon projects, contributing to the development of custom silicon solutions for Google's direct-to-consumer products.
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Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) methods.
4 years of people management experience developing employees.
Experience with multiple projects in DFT design and verification, DFT specification, definition, architecture, and insertion.
Experience with DFT techniques and tools, ASIC DFT synthesis, simulation, and verification flow.
Experience in leading DFT activities throughout an ASIC development flow.
Preferred qualifications:
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Experience in JTAG and iJTAG protocols and architectures.
Experience in post-silicon test or product engineering.
Experience in SoC cycles, silicon bring-up, and silicon debug activities.
Knowledge of fault modeling techniques.
About the job
Be part of a diverse team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.
As the DFT Senior Engineer, you will play a crucial role in DFT Architecture and DFT design, and support devices of extreme complexity to production. You will be responsible for providing technical leadership in DFT, developing flows, automation, and methodology, planning DFT activities, tracking the DFT quality matrix throughout the project lifecycle, and providing sign-off DFT to tapeout.
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Responsibilities
Lead and execute activities in the design, implementation, and verification of DFT solutions for large-scale ASICs.
Develop DFT strategy and architecture, including hierarchical DFT, Memory Built-In Self Test (MBIST), and Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG).
Work with other Engineering teams (e.g., Design, Verification, Physical Design) to ensure that DFT requirements are met and mutual dependencies are managed.
Manage the DFT team's workload and deliverables, provide technical leadership and guidance to the team.
Lead DFT execution of a silicon project - planning, execution, tracking, quality, and signoff.
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