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Design For Test (DFT) Engineer

Protingent San Diego, California, United States

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Posted Jan 29, 2026Apply by Feb 28, 2026

Job Description

Job Title: Design For Test (DFT) Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Design For Test (DFT) Engineer with our client located in San Diego, CA.

Job Description

The team is looking for a Design-for-Test contractor to test

Full Description

Job Description

Job Title: Design For Test (DFT) Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Design For Test (DFT) Engineer with our client located in San Diego, CA.

Job Description

The team is looking for a Design-for-Test contractor to test and validate the next generation chips. Candidate will be responsible to work with Front End and Physical Design teams to implement DFT and test designs which will impact the product lines for radio frequency (RF) and BlueTooth/Wireless LAN chipsets.

Job Responsibilities

Experience with memory BIST – Siemens Tessent Flow Experience with gate-level simulation and simulation debug Experience with automation and scripting – Tcl/Perl/Python Experience with scan compression – SEQ/Ultra/TestKompress Experience with ATPG – Tetramax Experience with ATPG diagnosis, ATE debug and silicon bring up DFT pattern translation – VTRAN Experience with RTL design – Verilog/system Verilog Some experience with STA and timing analysis concepts – PrimeTime (CDC, clock gating checks, timing constraints).

Job Qualifications

5+ years relevant industrial DFT experience Excellent problem solving and debugging skills Ability to complete assignments independently.

Job Details

Job Type: Contract

Pay Rate: $100- $130 an hour

Location: San Diego, CA (100% Onsite).

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

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