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Senior IC DfT Engineer

Inseriert am: 30.03.2021




































Vacancy Name Senior IC DfT Engineer
Location City Thalwil
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Location Country Switzerland
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About u-blox u-blox (SIX:UBXN) is a global technology leader in positioning and wireless communication in automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. Their smart and reliable solutions, services and products let people, vehicles, and machines determine their precise position and communicate wirelessly over cellular and short range networks. With a broad portfolio of chips, modules, and secure data services and connectivity, u blox is uniquely positioned to empower its customers to develop innovative and reliable solutions for the Internet of Things, quickly and cost effectively. With headquarters in Thalwil, Switzerland, the company is globally present with offices in Europe, Asia, and the USA. (www.u-blox.com)
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Looking for Clever Heads!

Senior IC DfT Engineer
u-blox is highly specialized in baseband and RF ASIC design. Our designs result in advanced system-on-chip solutions typically including one or more ARM CPUs, peripherals, and dedicated baseband communications processing hardware. U-blox is a fabless company, focusing on key IP development. For IC DfT positions u-blox aims at a wide span of responsibilities to establish a challenging and diversified work environment.
As a Senior DfT Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring optimal chip testability at die and package level. Furthermore, you will be responsible for defining and integrating proper DfT architecture (including blocks isolation, BISTs, TAP controllers) and for scan insertion, pattern generation and pattern debugging. In addition, you will support quality department with failure mode and RMA analysis.
This position is foreseen in Thalwil, Switzerland, but other locations are also possible.
Your Responsibilities

  • Meet optimal test coverage and test time

  • Test Concept definition and derived Test Specification

  • DfT insertion flow (incl. SDC constrains) and pattern generation.

  • Design/integrate DfT structures as required in RTL.

  • Ensure readiness for production

  • Study industrial standards and best practices to improve methodology

Your Skills and Experience

  • Experience in full product life cycle of ASIC Design

  • Experience with Cadence, Siemens and/or Synopsys test insertion and ATPG tools

  • Experience with JTAG IEEE-1149.1 and IEEE-1149.6 (AC JTAG)

  • Experience with at-speed scan testing, and test compression

  • Experience integrating DFT features of 3rd party IP

  • Experience with memory BIST and logic BIST

  • Experience generating test patterns and analysing and debugging test failures

  • Experience working with test engineers to implement ATPG vectors on tester hardware

  • Proficiency in HDL (VHDL/Verilog)

  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as Tcl, Python or Perl

  • Proficiency in Synthesis, SDC timing constraints and Static Timing Analysis

Bonus Point (if applicable, not mandatory)

  • C++ knowledge

  • Automated Test Equipment (ATE) knowledge (e.g. ADVANTEST, LTX)

What are your perks?

  • A multicultural and international company with over 50 different nationalities

  • Project-based activities working with colleagues distributed across the globe

  • A start-up and innovation mindset while in the process of scaling-up processes and efficiencies

  • Nice location on the Zurich lake side, 15 min away from Zurich with public transport

Learn more about u-blox and its mission by watching this video
We see diversity as a strength and promote a culture of inclusion among our employees. Our varied backgrounds, ideas and experiences are critical to our success. We strive to become a strong learning organization and are committed to provide our employees with equal opportunities regardless of differences such as gender, race, ethnicity, generations, belief.  
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We are looking forward to receiving your application.

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