Principal DFT Engineer
NXP Semiconductors
Posted: April 30, 2026
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We're seeking a skilled Principal DFT Engineer to join our team for leading-edge projects in MCU & MPU Engineering & Design Enablement (MMEDE).
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Job Description
DFT Engineer will join a team working on leading-edge projects in the Business Unit (BU) MCU & MPU Engineering & Design Enablement (MMEDE). MMEDE BU brings the technology and ecosystem relationships for next gen automotive Processing, Edge Processing & Radar Processing products.
Your Responsibilities:
• Handling RTL Design for DFT related changes in both Subsystem level & Top level Designs.
• Inserting of MBIST RTL for memories & Verifying them.
• Analyzing Scan DRCs & fixing them in RTL.
• Analyzing ATPG reports on coverage & devise mechanism to improve coverage & generating patterns for ATE.
• Inserting of TAP, IOs, Test Pinmux using NXP DFT flows.
• Power Aware RTL/ GLS simulation bringup & taking care of the regression suite for both Non-ATPG & ATPG simulations.
• Bringing up Patterns on Wafer probe & on Final Test by working closely with Product & Test teams.
Your Profile:
• DFT engineer with 7+ years of experience in DfT implementation and verification of scan architectures, JTAG, memory BIST, ATPG.
• Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality deliverables.
• Empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person's point of view.
• Should be willing to take up new challenges in the project and be a team player.
• The engineer should be well versed in Digital Design Concept, preferably having subject knowledge on Verilog/VHDL RTL coding.
• The candidate should preferably have experience in any one of the following areas.• Scan insertion, JTAG, ATPG DRC and coverage analysis, Simulation debug with timing/SDF.
• Able to debug and root cause problems in simulation failures.
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 law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.
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