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Senior Principal DFT Engineer

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NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors

Pune
On-site
Posted April 22, 2026

Job Description

Responsibilities:

  • As a Pune MCU team DFT lead, this candidate needs to architect DFT design, in charge of DFT instruments insertion and simulation; work with SOC lead/IP designers and DV team to deliver DFT implementations, verify and review verification coverage; work with BE lead for DFT modes STA, IR drop analysis; work with test engineers to bring up test patterns on silicon; provide guidance to Jr. DFT Engineers.

  • Define and implement DFT structure, design and methodologies that include scan/mbist/jtag and functional testing.

  • Create test vectors or oversee their creation.

  • Collaborate with physical design team to close timing in DFT mode.

  • Sign-off DFT requirements are being met.

  • Work with testing team to bring-up test patterns on silicon.

Requirements:

  • Minimum Qualifications

  • BE/MS degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering with 12+ years of DFT experience.

  • Hands-on expertise with Mentor/Synopsys test generation tools for large complex designs.

  • DFT lead experience for complex SOC TO and Production.

  • Strong fundamental knowledge of DFT techniques include JTAG, ATPG, test pattern translation, yield learning, logic diagnosis, scan compression, IEEE 1500 Standard, and MBIST, LBIST, SSN.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with synthesis, STA and back-end implementation flows.

  • Familiar with Tessent shell flow for DFT instruments insertion include MBIST, IJTAG, SSN, BSCAN, OCC etc.

  • Solid Lab and test floor bring-up and debug experience.

  • Yield estimation and test optimization.

  • DFT AI mindset.


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