Cadence Design Systems

Principal Design Engineer

Cadence Design Systems$120K — $150K *
Cary, NC 27513In-Person
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS with 7+ years, MS with 5+ years, or PhD with 1+ year of experience in relevant field.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in SoC DFT.
  • Strong expertise in SCAN, ATPG, and MBIST.
  • Experience in pre-silicon validation and post-silicon debug.
  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging capabilities.
  • Proven ability to collaborate in a cross-functional engineering environment.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement SoC level DFT architecture for complex designs.
  • Develop, integrate, and support SCAN, ATPG, MBIST, BSCAN, and iJTAG.
  • Perform DFT insertion, verification, and coverage analysis for blocks and SoCs.
  • Drive pre-silicon DFT sign-off, achieving DRC closure and coverage targets.
  • Support post-silicon debug, failure analysis, and yield learning.
  • Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, and operations teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cross-functional teams across multiple business units.
  • Hands-on experience with state-of-the-art DFT tools and methodologies.
  • Engagement in large, complex system-on-chip projects.
  • Involvement in both pre-silicon and post-silicon phases, offering a comprehensive view of the product lifecycle.
Full Job Description
As such we are seeking an experienced DFT engineer which role will span across the full spectrum of the DFT implementation: from architecture definition through silicon testing and debug.

A bonus, this individual will have cross functional teams' interactions not only within our group; but across Cadence and the multiple BU involved in our developments.

Key responsibilities:
  • Define and implement SoC level DFT architecture for large and complex designs.
  • Develop, integrate, and support SCAN, ATPG, MBIST, BSCAN and iJTAG.
  • Perform DFT insertion, verification, and coverage analysis at block and SoC levels.
  • Drive pre-silicon DFT sign-off, including DRC closure and coverage targets.
  • Support post-silicon debug, failure analysis and yield learning.
  • Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design and operation teams.


Qualifications:
  • BS with a minimum of 7 years of experience OR MS with a minimum of 5 years of experience OR PhD with a minimum of 1 year of experience
  • At least 3 years of hands-on experience in SoC DFT.


Must-have skills:
  • Strong expertise in SCAN, ATPG, MBIST.
  • Experience with pre-silicon validation and post-silicon debug.
  • Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional engineering environment.


Good-to-have skills:
  • Scripting experience (TCL, Perl, Python or equivalent) for flow automation and analysis.
  • Experience with IP-level DFT integration and reuse.
  • Exposure to low-power DFT considerations and complex clocking architectures.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing test flows and silicon yield improvement.

About Cadence Design Systems

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is an American multinational electronic design automation software and engineering services company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD, Inc. The company produces software, hardware and silicon structures for designing integrated circuits, systems on chips (SoCs) and printed circuit boards.
Learn more about Cadence Design Systems
Size
9,300 employees
Market Cap
$43.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$590.6 million
Founded
2018
5 Year Trend
+10.5%
Revenue
$2.6 billion
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