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Entry Level DFT Design Engineer

NXP Semiconductors


Job Location:

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 9 September 2026 (9 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 7 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

In this role you will:
- Participate in global Design teams bringing new microprocessor based SoC designs through initial test requirements to generating and supporting DFT structural test pattern debug and into full scale production.
- Team functions include test pattern specification and creation pre-silicon verification pattern conversions to ATE and post-silicon pattern debug.
- Team is a part of the design organization and supports the Test Engineering team with the patterns for manufacturing test qualification yield enhancement and product performance analysis.
- Team serves as focal point in interfacing with Test Engineering Product Engineering and Fab for the Design team.
- Team specifies built-in test features for the designs implements and validates the design. Team is responsible for delivery of all DFT test patterns for the product.

Qualifications:
  • Recent graduate (0-2yrs) with Bachelors or Masters in Engineering: EE Computer Engineering CS EET or equivalent

  • Python Verilog Perl Tcl and Unix.

  • Experience with multiple aspects of the following:

    • Structural Test design requirements

    • ATPG Test Coverage Fault Universe

    • JTAG BSDL

    • Memory and Logic BIST

    • DFT Logic

    • Knowledge/experience with ATPG / DFT tools: FastScan; LBIST MBIST DFTCompiler etc.

    • Semiconductor Testing

  • ATE VLSI Tester programming and usage (J973 Tiger/Catalyst UltraFex or Verigy 93000 ) a plus

  • Knowledge/experience with functional pattern test

  • Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills and be to partner with team members from other departments disciplines and cultures to achieve common goals in a high performance culture. Must have proven track record of being able to work with minimal direction and still meet schedules

  • Must be able to multi-task and prioritize tasks to meet customer needs

Anticipated hire date: Q1 2027

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age color national origin race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital status status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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Required Experience:

Junior IC


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