Lead DFT Engineer

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LEAD DFT ENGINEER

THE ROLE: 

We are looking for an adaptive, self-motivative DFT engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD's abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market. The DFT team furthers and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development. 

THE PERSON: 

You have a passion for modern, digital design, and DFT in general. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Implementation and verification of DFT features like SCAN, MBIST, LBIST and JTAG
• Support Spyglass-DFTDRC debug and coverage correlation
• Scan insertion and ATPG pattern generation 
• ATPG patterns verification with gate-level simulation 
• Test coverage and test cost reduction analysis 

• Post silicon support to ensure successful bring up and enhance yield learning

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Experience in scan-stitching; and has good knowledge of scan-stitching related concepts
• Exposure to MBIST/BISR implementation and with the Tessent flow of mbist-insertion
• Excellent hands-on ATPG; and is well conversed with the files required to run ATPG
• Knowledge/experience with Tessent ATPG (mentor) is a plus
• Knowledge on Spyglass-DFT
• Excellent hands-on debug skills and scripting skills are critical
• Knowledge on automation scripts like TCL/AWK/SED is a plus
• Understands the basics of JTAG
• Experience with post-silicon bring up is a plus

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

Bachelors degree with 7+ years or Masters degree with 5+ years in Electronics engineering/Electrical Engineering

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