DfT Architect

What You'll Do

• DfT Strategy & Architecture Define the overall DfT strategy for SoCs and IPs.
• Establish digital, memory and analog DfT architectures.
• Create and maintain the DfT Specification.
• Define testability requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Drive architectural decisions balancing quality, cost, test time and schedule.
• Assess test impact of specification and design changes.
• Technical Leadership Act as technical lead for DfT implementation teams.
• Drive alignment between architects, designers, verification engineers and product engineers.
• Review designs for compliance with DfT requirements.
• Resolve complex technical issues and architectural trade-offs.
• Lead DfT reviews throughout the product lifecycle.
• Test Quality & Production Readiness Define test concepts required to achieve target quality levels.
• Guide fault modelling and coverage strategy.
• Support prediction of yield, DPPM, test coverage and test cost.
• Support silicon bring-up, characterization and production ramp.
• Drive root-cause analysis of field and production failures.
• Methodology & Innovation Develop and deploy new DfT methodologies.
• Drive standardization and reuse across projects and business lines.
• Influence EDA tool roadmaps and automation improvements.
• Participate in internal and external technical working groups.
• Monitor industry trends and introduce best practices.
• Competence Development Coach DfT engineers and emerging architects.
• Build organizational competence through training and mentoring.
• Contribute to hiring and technical career development.
• Serve as a recognized expert within NXP and externally.
• Qualifications MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience 1 5 + years of experience in semiconductor development.
• Proven experience as DfT Architect, Lead Engineer or Technical Lead.
• Track record delivering complex SoC products from concept through production.
• Technical Expertise Strong knowledge of: Scan architecture and ATPG / Test compression / JTAG / IEEE1687 / JTAG / IEEE1149.x Memory BIST / Logic BIST Analog DfT and mixed-signal test Fault modelling and coverage analysis / Silicon debug and diagnosis Production test development Automotive quality methodologies RTL design and verification flows Modern EDA tools (Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens.
• Leadership Competencies Strategic thinking Systems perspective Technical influencing Stakeholder management Coaching and mentoring Change leadership Excellent communication skills More information about NXP in the Netherlands... #LI-c856