Product Engineering Specialist - Design-for-Test

Company: Siemens EDA

Job Title: ProductEngineering Specialist – Design for Test

Job Reference#:  402053

Job Location: Saskatoon,SK, Ottawa, ON

Siemens EDA is a globaltechnology leader in Electronic Design Automation software. Our software toolsenable companies around the world to develop highly innovative electronicproducts faster and more cost-effectively. Our customers use our tools to pushthe boundaries of technology and physics to deliver better products in theincreasingly complex world of chip, board, and system design.

The Tessent division seeks a highly motivated,creative, and energetic individual as Product Engineer, specializing indesign-for-test (DFT). Tessent is the market and technology leader of automatedtools for insertion of semiconductor design-for-test (DFT) structures,automatic test pattern generation (ATPG), embedded deterministic compression(EDT), memory built-in self-test (MBIST), logic built-in self-test (LBIST),diagnosis-driven yield analysis (DDYA), and hierarchical DFT solutions such asStreaming Scan Network (SSN). This position presents a great opportunity tostay involved technically while getting exposure to marketing and interactingwith sales.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Define and characterizenew product capabilities needed to meet customer requirements.
• Work collaborativelywith Tessent R&D to prototype, evaluate, and test new DFT products andfeatures within complex IC design flows.
• Lead beta programs andsupport beta partners.
• Drive product adoption.
• Create and deliverin-depth technical presentations, develop training material, white papers,contributed articles, and application notes.
• Develop and review tooldocumentation such as User and Reference manuals.
• Work with customers aswell as Siemens EDA stakeholders such as regional application engineers, globalsupport engineers, and marketing.
• Work through complextechnical issues and independently create solutions and new methodologies.
• Explain complexprinciples in simple terms to broad audiences.
• Some travel, domesticand international.

Job Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess thefollowing combination of education and experience:

• BS degree (orequivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering,or related field is required.
• Must have 5-8 years ofexperience, including 2+ years of experience in DFT for complex ASICs / SOCs,including some of the following areas: Automatic test pattern generation(ATPG), internal scan, embedded scan compression (EDT), packetized testdelivery (SSN), memory built-in self-test (MBIST), logic built-in self-test(LBIST), IEEE 1687 IJTAG, hierarchical DFT implementation.
• Exposure to one or moreadjacent IC disciplines such as the following a plus:
  • RTL coding andverification using Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL
  • Synthesis and timinganalysis
  • Place and route
  • Advanced IC packaging
  • DFT and test forembedded IP cores
  • Failure diagnosis
  • ATE use / test programdevelopment
• Proficiency in ascripting language like TCL (preferred) or Python.
• Experience with Tessentproducts such as Tessent Streaming Scan Network, Tessent TestKompress, TessentScanPro, Tessent IJTAG and/or other Tessent software, as well as familiaritywith Tessent Shell and design flows is a plus
• Self-motivated andresults-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizationalskills.
• Excellent written andverbal English language communication skills.
• Knowledge of IC designtrends and emerging requirements.
• Proficiency in LINUX andWindows environments.

Siemens Software. Transform the Everyday

Compensation is based onexperience and market values. You will be asked what your expectations are.There are multiple perks beyond the basic health insurance package, includingRRSP matching, share purchase matching, company paid diversity days, and anextensive employee assistance program.