Senior Design for Test (DFT) Engineer / Manager – Tokyo, Japan (Visa Sponsorship & Relocation Support)

DFT ENGINEER / SENIOR DFT ENGINEER / STAFF DFT ENGINEER / DFT MANAGER

Tokyo, Japan | Onsite | Permanent

Visa Sponsorship & Relocation Support Available.

We are looking for experienced Design for Test (DFT) professionals to join a leading semiconductor engineering team in Tokyo, Japan.

This is an excellent opportunity for professionals with strong hands-on experience in ASIC/SoC DFT, ATPG, Scan, BIST, JTAG, pattern generation and coverage analysis.

OPEN POSITIONS:

DFT Engineer – 3+ years

Senior DFT Engineer – 5+ years

Staff DFT Engineer – 5+ years

DFT Manager – 8+ years

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Scan insertion, validation & debug – block/full-chip

ATPG & pattern generation/validation

MBIST / LBIST / BIST implementation

Scan compression & scan-chain insertion

JTAG / Boundary Scan / BSDL

Stuck-at, Transition, IDDQ & memory/e-Fuse patterns

DFT mode timing analysis & sign-off

Fault & coverage analysis

Gate-level pattern simulation & debugging

Full-chip DFT integration & verification

Post-silicon debug support

Automation using Perl & TCL

Collaboration with RTL, Synthesis, STA & Physical Design teams

DFTMAX, TetraMAX, VCS

Genus, Modus, Xcelium

Tessent, TestKompress

SpyGlass

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Strong hands-on experience in several of the following:

Scan Insertion | ATPG | MBIST | LBIST | BIST | JTAG | Boundary Scan | BSDL | Scan Compression | Pattern Validation | Coverage Analysis | DFT Timing Analysis

Additional experience with:

Verilog & RTL simulation

ASIC/SoC design & verification flows

Block-level & full-chip DFT

Gate-level simulation & debug

Perl & TCL scripting

Post-silicon debug – advantageous

JAPANESE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT:

For the initial hiring requirement, 5 candidates with Japanese communication skills are sought.

JLPT N3/N4 or equivalent conversational Japanese is preferred.

Candidates do not need to be currently located in Japan.

International candidates are welcome.

Japan visa sponsorship and relocation support are available.

After the initial five bilingual hires, non-Japanese-speaking DFT candidates may also be considered.

COMPENSATION

Salary is negotiable and will depend on:

DFT experience & technical expertise

Seniority

Current compensation

Japanese language ability

JOINING

Immediate / early joiners preferred.

Candidates with notice periods of approximately 2–3 months can also be considered, taking visa and relocation processing into account.