Senior Staff DFT Engineer

Senior Staff DFT Engineer

As part of Renesas's Infrastructure Power Business, you will contribute to the development of our next-generation digital power management ICs. These are mixed-signal, MCU-based SOC designs that power cloud computing in the datacenter.

We are seeking a Mixed-Signal DFT Engineer to ensure efficient, high-coverage, testability for analog and mixed-signal designs.

What you will do:

• Own the test plan for all analog and mixed signal content
• Ensure integrity in observability and controllability of each design block to/from the pins of the part
• Ensure all blocks can be tested in a timely manner
• Ensure as many blocks as possible can be tested in parallel on-chip with minimal tester interaction
• Ensure calibration and trim routines can be efficiently generated
• Create definitions and procedures for block testing that can be used for ATE test generation
• Specify test, trim and calibration requirements for analog circuits blocks such as PLLs, DLLs, ADCs and DAC's
• Test interfaces
• Logic controls
• Self-test and firmware-based test routines
• Modify block schematics and behavioral models as needed to implement testability features
• Write Firmware to exercise test routines
• Simulate test routines to demonstrate adherence to parametric block specs with process, voltage, temperature variations and noise
• Bench testing of test patterns and firmware prior to transfer to ATE
• Coordinate with other Engineering disciplines
• Design to ensure DFT approach is effective and efficient (silicon area cost < test time savings)
• Firmware to ensure trim procedures can be efficiently uploaded and run at test
• Verification to ensure all functions and trims can be tested using firmware/DFT test modes
• ATE Test to ensure all test hardware requirements are correct and up to date, and to ensure that DFT simulations are easily transferable to ATE methods

Qualifications:

• SystemVerilog
• Cadence Virtuoso
• Working understanding of C/C++ programming experience for microcontrollers.
• Fundamental understanding of mixed-signal design blocks: ADC's/DAC's, etc
• Understanding of ATE test time costs and hardware/tester limitations
• Familiarity with Firmware, ATE program structure and capabilities is a plus
• Familiarity with Lab/bench validation
• 10 years of experience
• Bachelors/Masters Electrical Engineer or Computer Engineering

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.