NVIDIA
DFT Engineer - New College Grad
$116K–$218K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Full-time · Posted Jun 25, 2026
- Education
- Pursuing an MS or PhD (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Develop and support end-to-end design-for-test (DFT) methods, architecture, verification, and post-silicon validation for NVIDIA chips.
What you'll do
- Develop DFT capabilities and methodologies with EDA vendors and internal CAD teams.
- Work with VLSI and Operations teams to deliver scan features across product segments.
- Support test design trade-offs and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Pursuing an MS or PhD (or equivalent experience).
- Knowledge of scan test plans, BIST, fault modeling, ATPG, and fault simulation.
- Analytical skills in verification and validation of test patterns and logic on large designs using vendor tools.
- Exposure to RTL and clock design, STA, place-n-route, and power; experience with silicon debug and bring-up on ATE.
Nice to have
- Strong programming and scripting skills in Perl, Python or Tcl.
Pay
116,000 USD - 189,750 USD (base salary); 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
BIST, ATPG, RTL, STA, place-n-route, ATE, Perl, Python
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