Senior DFT Power Methodology Engineer

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, CA
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TL;DR · Senior DFT Power Methodology Engineer

As a Senior DFT Power Methodology Engineer, you will join the Design-for-X Engineering team to innovate in DFT Power, Thermal, and Voltage Noise Methodology areas. You will develop groundbreaking low power and thermal solutions for manufacturing tests on complex semiconductor chips, specifically targeting datacenter GPUs. Your daily responsibilities include collaborating with multi-functional teams to implement new methodologies for improving outgoing chip quality, performing post-silicon data analysis for power architecture, and deploying DFT methodologies using Applied ML and Gen AI solutions. You will also mentor junior engineers on test designs and trade-offs. Required skills include expertise in DFT, VLSI power, timing, and voltage noise, along with experience in Power Analysis, Thermal Analysis, IR Drop tools, statistical data analysis, RTL, clocks design, STA, and place-n-route.

What you'll do

  • Innovate in DFT Power, Thermal, and Voltage Noise Methodology areas.
  • Develop low power and thermal solutions for manufacturing tests on datacenter GPUs.
  • Implement new methodologies to improve the outgoing quality of complex semiconductor chips.
  • Perform post-silicon data analysis for power to architect next-generation solutions.
  • Develop and deploy DFT methodologies using Applied ML and Gen AI solutions.
  • Mentor junior engineers on test designs and cost-quality trade-offs.

What we're looking for

  • BSEE with , MSEE with , or PhD with experience in DFT design & power.
  • Understanding of fundamental DFT topics and VLSI areas of power, timing, and voltage noise.
  • Good exposure to multi-functional areas including RTL & clocks design, STA, place-n-route, and power.
  • Experience in Silicon debug and bring-up on the ATE or SLT platforms.
  • Excellent knowledge in using statistical tools for data analysis & insights.
  • Ability to think like a programmer to translate actions into AI Coding harnesses.
  • Experience in Power Analysis, Thermal Analysis & IR Drop tools (preferred).
  • Experience in application of AI for EDA-related problem-solving (preferred).

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