Staff Engineer, DFT

Rochester, New York
ams AG

ams is a global semiconductor company looking for top talent to expand our dynamic workforce. Business is good – revenue is up, expansion is in the air, and the sky is the limit. Come be a part of an outstanding growth opportunity where you can make a difference! Excellent compensation packages and benefits are one click away.

ams sensor solutions take sensing to the next level by providing a seamless interface between humans and technology. We enable our customers to create highly differentiated products that are smarter, safer, easier to use and more eco-friendly. We develop high-performance solutions for the most challenging applications in sensors, sensor interfaces, power management and wireless. Experience the seamless interface between humans and technology.

about ams Image Sensor Solutions

• We shape sensing solutions for imaging megatrends. We are open, exciting, market-focused with a ‘we get it done’ mentality. We profitably beat the competition in fast-growing, imaging markets. We make image sensing an enjoyable and safe experience. The Imaging Sensor Solution division focuses on the megatrends 3D imaging, human machine interaction, automation, industry 4.0 and medical & health.
• The division growth plan is setup around consumer, automotive & medical imaging as well as full service foundry. The Division team is a global with main locations in Graz (Austria), Antwerp (Belgium), Pavia (Italy), Valencia (Spain), Rochester (USA), Boise (USA) and Funchal (Portugal) and has 350+ team members.
• ams by numbers: 30,000 employees worldwide; serving more than 10,000 customers; 17 design centers across Europe, Asia and the US; >14 sales offices; 25+ sales channel partners; 3 focus areas: optical, imaging, audio.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Join our multi-disciplinary team at our new Rochester site, where your contribution will play a key role in further strengthening our product portfolio and supporting our growth strategy within key market segments for CMOS Image Sensing Solutions.
• Join our multi-disciplinary team at our new Rochester site, where your contribution will play a key role in further strengthening our product portfolio and supporting our growth strategy within key market segments for CMOS Image Sensing Solutions.
• With the inherent mixed-signal nature of our image sensors you will work on a variety of blocks to model as well as excursions into the domains of analog and system design.
• Develop, improve, and deploy DFT methodologies
• Support the digital architecture development for the image sensor
• Implement RTL, optimizing for area and power
• Perform synthesis, lint, place & route, and other backend tasks on completed design
• Help coordinate the silicon validation and production test
• Contribute to digital design methodology flow improvement initiatives with a focus on DFT

Your education and experiences

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar
• 5+ years of experience in DFT concepts (BIST, ATPG, fault modelling, fault simulation, scan compression) and digital design (VHDL,Verilog, SystemVerilog)
• Solid knowledge of the ASIC design flow
• Experience with simulators, lint, synthesis, and place & route using ASIC EDA tools
• Knowledge in scripting backend ASIC tools
• Able to collaborate effectively with solid technical writing/communication
• Self-starting, attentive to details, result oriented

To be considered for this position, please apply to this requisition.

ams is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or age.