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DFT Engineer

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Job Description

About the Role:
Tesla's Silicon Development Group is seeking a DFT Engineer
to drive Design-for-Test across the design-to-production lifecycle
for custom ASICs. In this role, you will own testability from design through silicon bring-up and high-volume manufacturing. You will advance state-of-the-art methodologies in test, debug, and safety to achieve high coverage, exceptional quality, and ultra-low DPPM—while optimizing test cost at scale.

Responsibilities:

  • Define and implement DFT features at RTL and gate levels using in-house flows
  • Partner with physical design teams to achieve timing and design closure with DFT constraints
  • Execute block-level scan insertion, ATPG, coverage analysis, and simulations
  • Perform full-chip pattern retargeting, validation, and sign-off
  • Drive design improvements to enhance test coverage and diagnosability
  • Collaborate with test and product engineering on pattern delivery, silicon bring-up, debug, and characterization

  • Requirements:


  • Strong understanding of DFT methodologies including compressed scan, MBIST, loopback, and boundary scan across digital logic, embedded memory, and IO/PHY domains
  • Solid knowledge of JTAG, IEEE 1500, and IEEE 1687; familiarity with BSDL, ICL, and PDL is a plus
  • Proven expertise in ATPG, coverage analysis, and both zero-delay and SDF-based simulations
  • Experience with industry-standard DFT tools such as Cadence Modus/Genus or Siemens Tessent
  • Strong foundation in Verilog, digital logic design, circuit fundamentals, and timing analysis
  • Proficiency in scripting (TCL, Python, or Perl)
  • Experience with MBIST implementation, repair algorithms, and memory test strategies is a plus
  • Exposure to SerDes and mixed-signal DFT techniques (e.g., IOBIST, loopbacks) is a plus
  • Post-silicon experience including pattern conversion, bring-up, debug, and characterization is a plus
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
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