DFT Engineer

Who You Are

• You have a BS/MS/PhD in EE/ECE/CE/CS with 5+ years of industry experience in advanced DFx/DFT for complex ASIC/SoC designs.
• You are fluent in Verilog RTL for DFT logic (lock-up latches, clock gates, scan anchors) and comfortable with SystemVerilog/UVM.
• You have hands-on experience with ATPG and DFx insertion tools, fault models (Stuck-at, Transition, Path Delay, IDDQ, Cell-Aware), and low-power design flows.
• You bring strong debug and problem-solving skills across design hierarchies and collaborate effectively with design, PD, verification, and test teams.

What We Need

• Implement and integrate DFT features (scan, JTAG, compression, ASST, MBIST) into RTL from early design through tapeout across multiple IPs.
• Own ATPG, test coverage analysis, and gate-level simulation (e.g., with Synopsys VCS/Verdi) to achieve and maintain high-quality test coverage.
• Plan, implement, and verify MBIST, and work closely with Test Engineering on test planning, pattern delivery, and debug.
• Develop and refine DFx flows and methodology that integrate cleanly with front-end and physical design flows, balancing coverage, test cost, and design intrusiveness.

What You Will Learn

• How to drive DFT for industry-leading AI/ML architectures, working on high-performance chips with aggressive performance and power targets.
• Practical strategies to reduce test cost while maintaining coverage, and to design DFT hooks that accelerate silicon bring-up and yield learning.
• How to minimize DFT intrusions while integrating cleanly with RTL, verification, physical design, and production test flows.
• How a senior, cross-functional ASIC team collaborates across design, PD, verification, and manufacturing to achieve first-pass silicon success on advanced nodes.

Additional information

Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background and location all impact the actual offer made.

This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology. Due to U.S. export laws, including those codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Company is required to ensure compliance with these laws when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries (such as EAR Country Groups D:1, E1, and E2).

These requirements apply to persons located in the U.S. and all countries outside the U.S. As the position offered will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies subject to these laws, the offer may be contingent upon your citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from the U.S. Commerce Department or applicable federal agency.

If employment is not possible due to U.S. export laws, any offer of employment will be rescinded.