Senior DFT Engineer

Meet the Team

We are a leading Design for Test (DFT) group, delivering End-to-End solutions for Cisco's flagship products, including Cisco Silicon One™. Our chips are strategically placed in critical AI infrastructure, powering next-generation network devices and supporting advanced AI workloads. We push the boundaries of technology, developing innovative DFT solutions that drive industry-leading programmability, scalability, and performance. Our team operates in a hybrid model, with three days a week in the office in Midtown Tel Aviv or Caesarea, fostering collaboration and technical excellence in a startup-like atmosphere within a stable, global corporation.

Your Impact

As An Experienced DFT Engineer, You Will

• Own and drive DFT execution across the full product lifecycle, from pre-silicon design through post-silicon debug and production qualification.
• Define and align DFT architecture and strategy in close collaboration with chip architects, design, and verification teams.
• Oversee and contribute hands-on to the implementation of DFT features, including ATPG, scan insertion and compression, and memory BIST.
• Lead silicon debug activities and root-cause analysis, driving corrective actions to improve yield, reliability, and test quality.
• Establish, standardize, and evolve DFT methodologies and best practices across projects.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience with MBIST/scan insertion, ATPG, and boundary scan technologies.
• Proven experience across the full silicon product lifecycle, from pre-silicon design to silicon bring-up and production.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to contribute to DFT methodologies for high-performance, AI-driven networking silicon.
• System-level understanding of complex SoC and networking silicon.
• Experience with silicon debug, yield improvement, and test quality analysis.
• High attention to detail and willingness to learn new DFT domains.
  
  

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.