Principal DFT Engineer

Responsibilities

Lead DFT and implementation of DFT techniques on System on Chip (SOC)

Define DFT architecture, RTL coding, simulation and verification, chip testing, and supporting Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) issues

Develop DFT methodologies that reduce test cost, increase product quality, and enhance yield learning on leading edge process technologies

Generate DFT pattern, coverage analysis, and debug as well as running and debugging gate level simulations

Assist Test Engineers to bring up ATPG and MBIST pattern on the ATE

Resolve issues during characterization

Qualifications

Strong understanding of Fault modeling, Scan compression, and Memory testing techniques

Experience in all aspects of DFT flow, including DC/AC scan, ATPG, JTAG/boundary SCAN, memory BIST, high speed interface test

Understanding of the entire ASIC design flow: logic design, Verilog/VHDL verification, synthesis, timing, and backend

Proven record of supporting a large volume of commercial SOC shipments

Excellent analytical and debugging skills and the ability to proactively resolve issues

Must be able to work autonomously and guide others based on changing priorities

Proven ability to thrive on, learn, and adapt to new methodologies and technologies

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Compensation & Benefits

MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.

MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $ 155,000 to $ 193,000 Annually

We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are:

• health care benefits
• 401k savings plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• paid time off

About the Role

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

Company Overview

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore. We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world.