Principal DFT Engineer
SambaNova · Austin, Texas, United States; San Jose, California, United States · Austin, TX · San Jose, CA
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Infrastructureonsiteprincipal$180k–$255k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build state-of-the-art RDU chips powering a full-stack AI inference platform.
- Work on dataflow architecture built for agentic and long-running workloads.
- Own DFT architecture through to silicon bring-up for high-performance SoCs.
What they offer
- Equity
- 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
- 77% premium coverage for dependents
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
- Dental, Vision, Disability, Life and AD&D insurance
- Flexible Spending Account options
- Headspace subscription and Gympass+ membership
- One Medical membership and Employee Assistance Program
Ideal candidate
A highly hands-on engineer who loves owning complex chips from architecture through silicon bring-up. You are collaborative, detail-driven, and motivated by delivering high-yield, high-performance AI hardware.
Requirements
- B.S. in computer science, computer engineering, or related field
- 10+ years relevant industry experience
- Deep understanding of scan insertion, scan compression, ATPG, MBIST, JTAG, and hierarchical DFT
- Hands-on experience with Siemens Tessent or equivalent DFT tools
- Experience with STA constraints and analysis for DFT modes and SDF simulations
- Working knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog simulators and waveform debugging
- Experience with ATE pattern deployment and silicon bring-up preferred
- Experience with large compute, AI accelerator, or HPC SoCs preferred
Lab profile
About SambaNova
Full-stack AI infrastructure with RDU dataflow chips for fast agentic inference.
What they build
- RDU Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit
- SambaRack rack-scale hardware
- Full-stack AI inference platform
Known for
- Reconfigurable dataflow architecture alternative to GPUs
- High decode performance for agentic workloads
- Full-stack hardware-software co-design
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Palo Alto, California