Design For Test (DFT) Engineer

Job Title: Design For Test (DFT) Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Design For Test (DFT) Engineer with our client located in San Diego, CA.

Job Description:

• The team is looking for a Design-for-Test contractor to test and validate the next generation chips.
• Candidate will be responsible to work with Front End and Physical Design teams to implement DFT and test designs which will impact the product lines for radio frequency (RF) and BlueTooth/Wireless LAN chipsets.

Job Responsibilities:

• Experience with memory BIST – Siemens Tessent Flow
• Experience with gate-level simulation and simulation debug
• Experience with automation and scripting – Tcl/Perl/Python
• Experience with scan compression – SEQ/Ultra/TestKompress
• Experience with ATPG – Tetramax
• Experience with ATPG diagnosis, ATE debug and silicon bring up
• DFT pattern translation – VTRAN
• Experience with RTL design – Verilog/system Verilog
• Some experience with STA and timing analysis concepts – PrimeTime (CDC, clock gating checks, timing constraints).

Job Qualifications:

• 5+ years relevant industrial DFT experience
• Excellent problem solving and debugging skills
• Ability to complete assignments independently

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract
• Pay rate: $100-$130/hr.
• Location: San Diego, CA  (Onsite)

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO) and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.