Senior DFT Engineer (Design For Test)

Astera Labs is a global leader delivering semiconductor-based connectivity solutions purpose-built to unleash the full potential of intelligent data infrastructure at cloud-scale. Our class-defining first-to-market products based on PCIe, CXL, and Ethernet technologies deliver critical connectivity for high-value artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Our focus on customer-driven product definition and commitment to design solutions in the cloud, for the cloud, results in breakthrough execution and scale for our customers. We are headquartered in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, with R&D centers and offices in Taiwan, China, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada, and Haifa, Israel. As an Astera Labs’ Senior DFT (Design For Test) Engineer, you will be part of the DFT Design team that develops the next generation of Astera Labs’ connectivity products that support the world’s leading cloud service providers and server and networking OEMs. In this role, you will have exposure to the full product life-cycle, from definition to mass production to end of life of the products. You will be working closely with all engineering teams, physical design and functions like back-end testing, manufacturing, defect, and reliability analysis. This employee must be team oriented with a focus on solving problems in a collaborative manner between multiple engineering teams. Basic qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering 5+ years of experience in a semiconductor company as a DFT engineer Required experience : Chip design, Verilog and System Verilog Verification, UVM methodology ATPG tools Scan insertion tools Gate-level simulations Static timing analysis Scripting (Perl/Tcl) Familiarity with ATE Hands-on expertise with commercial test generation tools for large complex designs Strong fundamental knowledge of DFT techniques include JTAG, ATPG, test pattern translation, yield learning, logic diagnosis, scan compression Experience running test compression software Experience using the Mentor Tessent or synopsys DFT Max and Tetramax tools Preferred experience: Experience with defining and implementing SOC level verification on large designs. Working with 93k Tester Experience with IEEE 1500 Standard or IEEE 1687 standard and MBIST, LBIST We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.