Junior Design For Test Engineer / Digital design… at NXP… · Valbonne

Job Description

As a DFT Engineer (New College Graduate) within the ACE (Automotive Compute Engineering) France organization at NXP, you will join a team developing high-performance Automotive and Industrial SoCs from RTL design to silicon production.

You will work alongside experienced engineers on Design-for-Test, digital design, verification, timing analysis, automation, and silicon validation activities.

The position offers broad exposure to the complete chip development flow and the opportunity to contribute to products using advanced semiconductor technologies.

We are looking for a motivated engineer who is eager to learn, take ownership, and grow in a challenging technical environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and integration of DFT solutions for advanced SoCs.
• Participate in RTL development, design reviews, and quality checks.
• Support DFT implementation, verification, and debug activities.
• Generate and validate manufacturing test solutions including Scan, ATPG, MBIST, and LBIST.
• Support synthesis and timing analysis activities.
• Participate in silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation.
• Develop automation and scripting solutions to improve engineering efficiency through AI.
• Work closely with Design, Verification, Physical Design, Product Engineering, and Test Engineering teams.

Your Profile

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Microelectronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Interest in digital design, semiconductor development, verification, test, automation, or software development.
• Basic knowledge of RTL design, digital circuits, and programming/scripting is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Curious, proactive, and willing to learn new technologies.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Why Join Us?

You will work on complex SoC developments used in next-generation Automotive and Industrial products, gain hands-on experience across the complete RTL-to-Silicon flow, and learn from experienced engineers in a collaborative international environment. We are actively investing in new development methodologies, automation, and engineering productivity solutions, providing opportunities to work with the latest technologies shaping the semiconductor industry.

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