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Axelera AI is hiring a Senior/Staff DFT Engineer

About the Role

Join Axelera AI as a Senior/Staff DFT Engineer and play a key role within our multicore in-memory-compute SoC team. You will design, implement, and validate test solutions for complex SoCs, collaborating with talented engineers across Europe.

What You'll Do

  • Implement scan insertion, ATPG, Memory BIST, JTAG/IJTAG, and fault simulation flows.
  • Collaborate with RTL, verification, and physical design teams to integrate DFT solutions efficiently.
  • Support silicon bring-up and debug, helping to optimize test coverage and yield.
  • Contribute to methodology improvements and share best practices with team members.

What We're Looking For

  • Minimum of 5 years in DFT engineering, preferably with complex SoC projects.
  • Skills: SystemVerilog RTL, TCL, Python, Unix/Linux workflows.
  • Core Knowledge: Hierarchical scan, ATPG, Memory BIST, JTAG/IJTAG, fault simulation, silicon debug, gate-level verification.
  • Tools: Siemens, Synopsys, or Cadence DFT tool experience.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, collaboration, and passion for semiconductor innovation.

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with IEEE 1149.x / 1500 / 1687 standards, synthesis flow, timing analysis.

Technical Stack

  • SystemVerilog RTL
  • TCL
  • Python
  • Unix/Linux
  • Siemens/Synopsys/Cadence DFT tools

Team & Environment

You will join a multicore in-memory-compute SoC team within a world-class organization of over 220 employees.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Attractive compensation package
  • Pension plan
  • Extensive employee insurances
  • Option to get company shares

Work Mode

This is a hybrid role open in Leuven, Belgium; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Eindhoven, Netherlands; Zurich, Switzerland; Florence, Italy; Milan, Italy; Bristol, United Kingdom.

We embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard, cultivating a warm and inclusive environment.

Required Skills
SystemVerilog RTLTCLPythonUnix/LinuxSiemens DFT toolsSynopsys DFT toolsCadence DFT toolsScan InsertionATPGMemory BISTLogic BISTFault SimulationTest Pattern GenerationASIC Design Flow SystemVerilog RTLTCLPythonUnix/LinuxSiemens DFT toolsSynopsys DFT toolsCadence DFT toolsScan InsertionATPGMemory BISTLogic BISTFault SimulationTest Pattern GenerationASIC Design Flow
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Axelera AI
Axelera AI is creating the next-generation AI platform to support advancing humanity and improving the world. The company has launched the Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and is focused on AI acceleration platforms.
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