Staff DFT DV Engineer, AI Hardware
Tesla · Posted Nov 3
Electric vehicles, solar panels, and integrated clean energy storage solutions
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About the role
Tesla's AI Hardware team designs advanced AI inference chips and Dojo, a custom supercomputer for training neural networks on fleet video data; its silicon also supports Full Self-Driving and Optimus. The Silicon Engineering team validates DFT features from RTL through silicon bring-up. This Staff DFT DV Engineer will own functional verification of DFT structures at block and SoC level and deliver pre-Si testcases that enable silicon debug and ATE correlation.
What you will do
- Develop SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches to verify DFT features — SSN, compressed scan, memory BIST, JTAG, and boundary scan at block and SoC level
- Verify top-level DFT features — power-on self-test, clock observation, clock stop, and scan dump
- Run DV regressions, analyze coverage, triage and debug failures to closure
- Identify design fixes and validate DFT RTL corrections
- Deliver pre-Si DV testcases for silicon bring-up and ATE correlation
- Own post-silicon ATE test correlation — root cause discrepancies between pre-Si and silicon behavior
- Leverage agentic AI flows to automate regression execution, coverage analysis, and failure triage
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of DFT DV experience at block and SoC level
- Expert-level SystemVerilog and UVM testbench development
- Hands-on verification of SSN, compressed scan, MBIST, JTAG, and boundary scan, Phy Loopback, PLL testing.
- Experience delivering pre-Si testcases through silicon bring-up and ATE correlation
- Ability to use agentic AI flows to automate DV regression and debug workflows
- Post-silicon debug and ATE correlation experience on server-class SoCs
- Familiarity with formal verification methods for DFT structural checks
- Experience with power-on self-test and clock control verification
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Tesla
Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, battery energy storage systems, and solar panels. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company is dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy through innovative technology and engineering. Its product ecosystem ranges from mass-market passenger cars and commercial semi-trucks to advanced energy generation and storage solutions.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Company size
- 125000+ employees
- Founded
- 2003
- Location
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $6.0B raised
- 2020-05-18Post Ipo Debt$5.0B
Leadership
Elon Musk
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer
Senior Vice President, Automotive
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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