Design Engineer 3

Engineering**

**Design Engineer 3** Harrisburg, PA Posted: 7/14/2025

Job Description

Job ID#:

212144

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Duration:

52

Shift:

1

**PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Remote Design Engineer 3. Job ID#212144**

Pay Rate: $88- $93/hr

**Job Description:**

Seeking a DFT (Design for Test) engineer to join our highly qualified, diverse individuals as part of our ASIC design team.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for DFT (Design for Testability) aspects of ASIC Design thorough understanding of digital design concepts

Adhering to ASIC development process.

Knowledgeable in VHDL, Verilog or System Verilog RTL coding and highly proficient in DFT methodologies.

Responsible for operating in a team environment and collaborating across the different teams as required to accomplish the goals.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 8+ years' experience.

Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience, a Master's degree with 6 years of experience

U.S. Citizenship is required

Experience in full product life cycle of ASIC Design

Experience with Cadence and/or Mentor test insertion and ATPG tools

Experience with hierarchical scan testing, IEEE-1500 and/or IEEE-1687, test compression, JTAG IEEE-1149.1 and IEEE-1149.6 (AC JTAG)

Experience with memory BIST and logic BIST

Experience generating test patterns and analyzing and debugging test failures

Experience working with test engineers to implement ATPG vectors on tester hardware

Proficiency in HDL (VHDL/Verilog/System Verilog) and scripting languages such as Tcl, Python or Perl

Effective communication and presentation skills and high proficiency in technical problem solving

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Expertise of using Cadence Modus DFT tools

Knowledge of Synthesis, P&R and Static Timing Analysis would be a plus

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

**Exclusive Bonus Opportunity!**

A limited time bonus program is currently available for this role. Speak with your recruiter today to determine eligibility before it's gone! Offer expires September 30th, 2025.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

No Clearance

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