NUVACORE
CPU DFT Engineer
$140K–$250K
Austin, TX +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Santa Clara, CA - Experience
- 7+ years in DFT or DFT verification.
- Education
- BS or MS
About the job
Designs and verifies DFT architecture and test flows for NUVACORE’s CPU, supporting pre-silicon verification and silicon bringup.
What you'll do
- Define DFT architecture and specifications; develop scan and BIST insertion flows and integrate third-party IP.
- Plan and verify DFT features, review scan and MBIST coverage, and run RTL, gate-level, and power-aware simulations.
- Generate silicon test content and support bringup activities, including yield analysis.
What they ask for
- BS or MS with 7+ years of experience in DFT or DFT verification.
- Experience with scan or MBIST using industry-standard EDA tools, or DFT verification flows.
- Strong understanding of JTAG, IEEE 1500, and IEEE 1687.
- Experience with Verilog RTL and gate-level netlists, including running and debugging simulations.
Pay
USD 140,000–250,000 (per-year-salary); base salary
Tools
JTAG, IEEE 1500, IEEE 1687, Verilog RTL
AI focus
The CPU is intended for AI infrastructure and agentic computing workloads; the role’s stated work is DFT and does not specify AI-focused duties.
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