Sr. DFT Verification Engineer, AI Hardware

What to Expect The Tesla AI Hardware team is at the forefront of revolutionizing artificial intelligence through cutting-edge hardware innovation. Comprising brilliant engineers and visionaries, the team designs and develops advanced AI inference chips tailored to accelerate Tesla's machine learning capabilities. A key part of this effort is Dojo, Tesla's custom supercomputer system built to efficiently train massive neural networks on vast video data from the fleet. The work of Tesla's AI Hardware team powers the neural networks behind Full Self-Driving (FSD), and Tesla humanoid robot, Optimus, pushing the boundaries of computational efficiency and performance. By creating custom silicon and optimized architectures, the team ensures Tesla remains a leader in AI-driven automotive and energy solutions, shaping a future where intelligent machines enhance human life.

Tesla's AI Hardware team is looking for a Design-for-Test (DFT) Design Verification Engineer to work on custom ASICs. You will drive state of the art in the area of testability and contribute to product coverage and quality by verifying the DFT features pre-silicon and by delivering test content for post-silicon.

We are open to hiring in Austin, TX; Palo Alto, CA. What You'll Do

Create Verilog/System Verilog/UVM test benches to verify various DFT features in RTL such as SSN, compressed and uncompressed scan, memory BIST, JTAG, and boundary scan at block and SoC-level

Verify top-level features such as power-on self-test, clock observation, clock stop and scan dump

Run DV regressions & analyze coverage, triage & debug failures

Run gate level simulations

Work with the RTL designers on identifying design fixes as needed

Work with test engineers on delivering pre-Si DV testcases for silicon bring up

Participate in silicon bring up and post silicon ATE correlation

What You'll Bring

Knowledge of testability techniques and features (1149.1, 1149.6, 1687, 1500, Scan, Built-in-Self-Test, Loop-Back etc.) covering digital logic domain, embedded memories and PHY/IOs

JTAG/1500/1687 networks and languages BSDL, ICL and PDL

Experience in general design verification methodology, regressions, simulation and debug tools

Expertise in Verilog or System-Verilog

Working knowledge of scripting languages such as TCL, python (or another scripting language such as Perl)

Experience in triaging regressions, debugging, and resolving down to RTL or Testbench issues

Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience

Compensation and Benefits Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D

Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program