Functional DFT Engineer

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Date: Oct 15, 2025

We're searching for a dynamic and experienced Functional Design for Test (DFT) Engineer to join our team and play a pivotal role in developing cutting‑edge DFT strategies for advanced hardware systems. If you're passionate about optimizing testability and manufacturability and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is your opportunity to significantly impact product quality and reliability.

• Lead the charge in developing and implementing DFT methodologies and integrating essential DFT features.
• Craft and validate comprehensive test plans that ensure robust product performance.
• Drive insights through Functional DFT (DFT-F) analysis, providing critical recommendations for design improvement (interaction with product development teams).
• Leverage your expertise in product knowledge, Functional & Structural Test technologies, including API, AOI, AXI, and ICT, to maximize test coverage.
• Understand test data, including Cpk, GR&R to be able to participate and understand test reviews.
• Evaluate new technologies and product designs, ensuring they meet the highest specifications.
• Optimize testing approaches by meticulously analyzing system, subsystem, and design requirements.
• Translate engineering results into actionable product changes.
• Contribute to impactful Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEAs) for products in development.
• Develop and refine Functional DFT plans, protocols, and reports that set the standard for excellence.
• Identify and address potential test gaps by reviewing and interpreting design and component specifications.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to diagnose test failures and propose innovative solutions.

• A strong foundation: 2-3 years of manufacturing test support or development experience.
• Proven expertise: 5+ years of experience in Test/Product, electronic design, or related fields
• Exposure: to DFT Structural or Functional.
• Knowledge of DFT:
  Some level of proficiency with DFT methodologies and tools.
• Core knowledge: A solid understanding of digital design concepts and hardware verification.
• Hands‑on experience:
  Practical knowledge of networking, server, and storage product test solutions and procedures.
• Exceptional skills:
  Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and teamwork abilities.
• Detail‑oriented:
  The ability to confidently read and interpret complex schematics and product/component specifications.
• Tech‑savvy:
  Practical knowledge and experience with Linux‑based tools.
• Familiarity with or exposure to:
  • Understanding of various hardware types:
  • Networking 400G+, GPUs, Accelerators, etc.
  • Understanding of SMT processes and system building
  • Exposure to the hardware design process and phases
  • Linux and scripting languages (Python, Perl)
  • DFT (Design For Test) process or exposure to DFT tools (ex, Testway, Valor Trilogy)
  • Understanding of Boundary Scan (JTAG - Joint Test Action Group)

What You'll Get:

Work with the newest technology:
You will be exposed to new and exciting technologies

Be a member of a collaborative team:
You will be part of an enthusiastic and positive team with a balanced mix of young and senior experts

Various Celestica benefits:
You will have access to a number of programs as defined by HR

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are…