Unconventional AI is rethinking the foundations of compute to bring biology-scale energy efficiency to AI. Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia and a16z.
About the role
As a Member of Technical Staff, DFT Engineer , you will be a foundational member of our multi-disciplinary R&D team. We are looking for individuals who thrive at the intersection of architecture and silicon, turning novel AI concepts into high-performance, energy-efficient hardware. You will be responsible for the testability realization of our novel computing platform, ensuring that our complex digital logic and custom mixed-signal blocks can be reliably tested. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Education: B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Experience: 10+ years of industry experience in digital DFT and test architecture, with a track record of successful tapeouts on modern process nodes ( 7nm, 5nm, or newer preferred )
- Deep understanding of physical design challenges in advanced nodes (multi-patterning, finFET effects, low-voltage operation) and their impact on test reliability
- Expertise in Static Timing Analysis (STA) and timing closure for complex designs in shift and capture test modes
More about this role
Since 2022, AI has entered the mainstream, reshaping entire industries from education and software development to fundamental consumer behaviors. This revolution has created an unprecedented demand for computation—a demand that is now fundamentally limited by energy, not just in the datacenter, but at a global scale.
At Unconventional , our mission is to solve this. We are rethinking computing from the ground up to build a new foundation for AI that is 1000x more efficient . We're doing this by exploiting the rich physics of semiconductors, mapping neural networks directly to the device physics rather than relying on layers of inefficient abstraction.
As a Member of Technical Staff, DFT Engineer , you will be a foundational member of our multi-disciplinary R&D team. We are looking for individuals who thrive at the intersection of architecture and silicon, turning novel AI concepts into high-performance, energy-efficient hardware. You will be responsible for the testability realization of our novel computing platform, ensuring that our complex digital logic and custom mixed-signal blocks can be reliably tested.
- DFT Architecture & Implementation: Lead the implementation of...
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