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Job Title: Senior DFT Engineer
Location: UK (Oxford or Bristol)
Contract Type: Full-time, permanent position (Hybrid working)

Salary: £50,000- £75,000

Summary:
My client is looking for an experienced Senior Design for Test (DFT) Engineer with specialist expertise in digital ASIC/SoC development. The successful candidate will have a strong academic background and extensive knowledge of DFT in complex ASIC/SoC designs, including power management, memories, and Analog IP elements.

This is an SME organisation with a high volume of projects available across a long list of industry sectors, including Medical, Automotive & Telecommunications.

Responsibilities:

Take full ownership of DFT, BIST, and test-pattern generation for complex digital and mixed-signal ASIC designs.
Offer consultancy on test-related issues to clients during pre-sales and implementation phases.
Configure, run, and maintain EDA tool flows related to DFT, BIST, and test pattern generation.
Collaborate with front-end and back-end teams to implement and verify DFT throughout the development process.
Ensure customer fault-coverage expectations and requirements are met.
Act as the primary contact between the company and any sub-contracted back-end service providers.
Create test specification documentation for sub-contractors providing test services.
Keep abreast of the latest ASIC Test methodologies and best practices to maintain up-to-date expertise and services.Key Skills / Experience:

Essential:

A 1st or 2.1 degree in Electronics, Physics, or a related field from a Tier 1 university.
5-10 years of industry experience with a proven track record in DFT across multiple successful ASIC projects.
Strong skills in DFT implementation, including:
Architectural specification
Tool-based and manual implementation
IP integration, including CPUs, Analog Macros, and IO PHYs
BIST and memory repair integration
Coverage analysis and improvement
ATPG, manual, and semi-automatic TPG, including simulation-based methods
At-speed test methodologies
DFT for power-managed designs
Generation of STA and scenario/mode constraints
Proficiency with a complete EDA vendor DFT tool suite (e.g., Siemens Tessent suite).
Knowledge of STA tools (e.g., Synopsys Primetime, Cadence Tempus) is a plus.
Experience with the complete SoC design flow and associated tools and methodologies.
Experience with RTL and gate-level simulations and related debugging for DFT verification.
VHDL/Verilog coding skills.
Experience working with test service providers, including test hardware and program specification, bring-up, and debug.Personality:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong presentation skills, capable of interacting with senior management.
Self-motivated with a strong customer service orientation and a 'can-do' attitude.
Creative problem-solving abilities.
Team player.
Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.Position Specifics:

Flexible role with some UK and international travel required.
Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.To find out more about Computer Futures please visit

Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales

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