DFT Engineer

2 weeks ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Graphcore Full time £60,000 - £100,000 per year

About Graphcore

How often do you get the chance to build a technology that transforms the future of humanity?

Graphcore products have set the standard in made-for-AI compute hardware and software, gaining global attention and industry acclaim. Now we are developing the next generation of artificial intelligence compute with systems that will allow AI researchers to develop more advanced models, help scientists unlock exciting new discoveries, and power companies around the world as they put AI at the heart of their business.

Graphcore recently joined SoftBank Group – bringing large and ongoing investment from one of the world's leading backers of innovative AI companies.

The Person

Graphcore's experienced, skilled, and motivated engineering team is heavily involved in shaping the future of AI. A successful candidate will exhibit exceptional knowledge in Design for Testability (DFT) and will have a strong technical background and experience in DFT methodologies, complemented by a robust, self-motivated work ethic. The ideal candidate should also have a focus on quality and demonstrate a good understanding of the importance of production test on the success of a product. Some hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas is essential: RTL design, simulations and debugging, synthesis, STA.

The Role:

We are expanding and looking for an experienced DFT engineers to join the Silicon team. As a part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on next-generation AI designs targeted for data centers applications.

Responsibilities:

  • Keep up with the latest industry trends in DFT domain and help adopt the latest DFT techniques and methodologies

  • Work closely with design, verification, physical design and product engineering teams to integrate DFT requirements into the overall design process

  • Define and implement DFT architecture and features for next-generation AI designs and support their verification effort

  • Develop efficient DFT flows and methodology compatible with silicon design flows

  • Work with 3rd party IPs to integrate the provided design into the DFT infrastructure

  • Generate structural test vectors, analyze and improve test coverage

  • Work with the product and test engineering teams to ensure successful silicon bring-up and help identify any silicon failures to enhance yield learning and improvement

Requirements:

  • Very good understanding of DFT components like JTAG (IEEE 1149.x), IJTAG (IEEE P1687), Core Test (IEEE P1500), SSN (Streaming Scan Network), Test Compression, OCC etc.

  • Experience on developing DFT specifications and driving the implementation of the DFT features

  • Experience in MBIST and BISR implementation and verification is desired

  • Solid understanding of design verification methodologies for validating the DFT features using simulation in pre-silicon designs

  • Exposure to STA constraints development and analysis for DFT modes and SDF simulations would be a plus

  • Experience in Scan based testing and industry standard ATPG tools

  • Knowledge of ATPG pattern verification and gate-level simulation flows using Synopsys VCS and Verdi or other EDA tools

  • Very good knowledge of Digital Integrated Circuits and Systems

  • Hands-on experience with Verilog RTL coding and familiarity with System Verilog

  • Strong scripting and debugging skills using programming languages like Python, TCL, Perl, Shell etc.

  • Exposure to silicon bring-up, post-silicon testing and tester pattern debugging

  • Strong problem-solving skills across various levels of design hierarchies

  • Great team working and communication skills

Academic Credentials

  • Bachelors or Masters or PhD in Computer engineering/Electrical engineering/Electronics Engineering

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we're committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments

We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We are an equal opportunity employer and want to build a work environment where everyone is happy, productive and respectful so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, just let us know.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications.

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