DFT Engineers

Company Description Sivaltech is an established ASIC/FPGA, analog, and embedded software design services company with offices in California, USA and Bangalore, India. The company serves both Fortune 500 organizations and startups across the semiconductor industry as a preferred design services partner. With experience in domains such as GPUs, CPUs, wireless, communications, medical, broadband, and consumer electronics, Sivaltech addresses complex design challenges for a diverse client base. Team members collaborate on cutting-edge projects and gain exposure to advanced technologies and global markets. Sivaltech offers an environment where engineering professionals can grow their expertise while contributing to impactful semiconductor solutions.
Role Description The DFT Engineer role is a full-time remote position responsible for developing and implementing Design-for-Test strategies for complex ASIC and FPGA designs. Day-to-day tasks include defining and reviewing test architectures, generating test cases and patterns, and collaborating with design, verification, and test engineering teams to ensure testability and coverage. The role involves executing and analyzing functional and structural tests, troubleshooting test failures, and driving improvements in test methodologies and workflows. DFT Engineers document test plans, maintain related tooling and scripts, and support manufacturing and validation teams to achieve robust, high-yield production. The position requires proactive communication, ownership of deliverables, and adherence to quality and schedule commitments in a distributed team environment.
Qualifications
Strong foundation in Test Engineering, including experience defining DFT strategies, test architectures, and collaborating with design and verification teams.
Hands-on experience with Test Execution and Test Cases, including pattern generation, test plan development, and analysis of test results.
Proficiency in Testing and Functional Testing concepts, with the ability to evaluate coverage, debug failures, and optimize test quality and efficiency.
Solid understanding of ASIC/FPGA design flows, scan insertion, BIST, boundary scan, and related DFT tools and methodologies.
Experience with scripting languages (such as Python, Perl, or TCL) and EDA tools commonly used in semiconductor DFT and verification.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
Effective communication skills, ability to work remotely in cross-functional teams, and strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
Exposure to domains such as GPUs, CPUs, wireless, communications, or consumer electronics is an advantage.

Work arrangement
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