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Leads design-for-test implementation for ultra-low-power SoCs, including scan insertion, boundary scan, MBIST, ATPG, low-power DFT architecture, test vector generation, coverage and test-time optimization, and pre/post-layout simulations. Collaborates with design and test engineering teams on timing, physical, power, logical issues, and production test bring-up on silicon.
Company Overview
Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere — powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions.
Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technology, our chips deliver multi-fold improvements in energy efficiency without costly process scaling. Since 2010, we've shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.
Our cross-functional teams span design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations across Austin, Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore. We move fast, tackle hard problems, and create space for people to grow through complex, meaningful work that shapes the future of technology.
We're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.
At Ambiq, we live by five values: Innovate. Collaborate. Focus. Learn. Achieve.
If that's you, join us — the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for scan insertion, boundary scan, MBIST, ATPG for ultra-low power SoC based on subthreshold operation using standard EDA tools.
- Develop and implement low-power DFT architecture and infrastructure.
- Generate structural test vectors, analyse, and improve coverage, test time and test cost.
- Perform pre/post-layout scan and MBIST simulations.
- Work with designers on STA, physical, power and logical issues related to DFT.
- Work with test engineers to bring up test vectors on silicon.
Qualifications
- BS/MS in ECE/EE and at least 8 years of experience in DFT implementation.
- Skilled in different types of DFT structures, including scan (Stuck-At, At-Speed, Path-Delay), scan compression, boundary scan and MBIST.
- Experience in creating and implementing hierarchical DFT architecture in complex SoC.
- Experience in Low-Power DFT and MBIST.
- Experience in test time and test coverage analysis for scan and MBIST patterns.
- Experience in working with test engineering team to bring up production test program.
- Extensive knowledge of timing concepts and constraint development.
- Experience in developing scan ATPG and MBIST test benches and simulation in pre/post-layout environments.
- Experience in RTL is required.
- Experience in scripting like Tcl is preferred.
- Experience with GLS (gate level simulation) is preferred.
- Motivated, self-driven engineer with attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
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