DFT Engineer - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 4 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a DFT Engineer, you will define, implement, and deploy design-for-test (DFT) methodologies for digital and mixed-signal chips. You will collaborate directly with backend, verification, and analog design teams.
What you'll do
- Define, implement, and deploy advanced design-for-test (DFT) methodologies for digital and mixed-signal chips. - Collaborate closely with backend, verification, and analog design teams throughout implementation. - Develop and execute silicon test strategies for complex SoCs. - Design and integrate DFT/DFD architectures and BIST mechanisms.
What you'll need
- Experience defining, implementing, and deploying DFT methodologies. - Direct background working with digital and mixed-signal chips. - Experience developing silicon test strategies for SoCs. - Hands-on technical knowledge of DFT/DFD and BIST implementation. - Experience collaborating across backend, verification, and analog design teams.
Skills: DFT methodologies, silicon test strategies, DFT/DFD, BIST, mixed-signal chips
This role has been open 88 days — well above the 59-day median for DFT Engineering roles.
DFT Engineering · DFT Test
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Open roles in category
243
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Median days open
59 d
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Median salary
$203k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Retym | All employers we track in this specialty (243 roles · 53 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 243 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 16 | 3224 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 88 d | 59 d (+29 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $203k |
Skills observed across this category: DFT methodologies, silicon test strategies, DFT/DFD, BIST, mixed-signal chips
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 40 open roles · median 42 d
- NVIDIA · 23 open roles · median 37 d
- Qualcomm · 23 open roles · median 102 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 18 open roles · median 67 d
- Synopsys · 14 open roles · median 26 d
- Micron Technology · 10 open roles · median 66 d
How we counted: 243 open DFT Engineering (DFT Test) roles from 53 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.