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DFT ATPG Engineer
Nvidia Corporation · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Nvidia Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles701 certified filings for “Engineer Senior Systems Software” (Software Developers) in CA: $173k–$214k, median $190k. Most were filed at wage level IV (82%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Nvidia Corporation
The US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Are you passionate about working on a team that is at the cutting and bleeding edge of hardware technology? Our Design-for-Test Engineering team at NVIDIA works on groundbreaking innovations involving crafting creative solutions for DFT architecture, verification and post-silicon validation on some of the industry's most sophisticated semiconductor chips. We are looking for an experienced DFT Engineer to join the ATPG team. The position includes taking part in development of the next generation DFT technologies and working closely with a wide range of our groups and aspects - chip design, backend, verification, and production testing. Working on the most advanced technologies and complex products, our DFT solution are unique and innovative internal developments, and we are continuously improving and evolving the solution to meet the challenging goals. If you find groundbreaking Technologies, and next generation products interesting, then this is the team for you. Take opportunity to join our team for an exciting and educational environment, where every individual has significant contribution to our products and achievements! What you’ll be doing: • You will be in charge of state of the art Design for Test/ATPG flows and implementation • Take full ATPG ownership end to end on a project, from Arch & planning to pattern generation, verification and post Silicon bring up and diagnosis. • Inventing and maintaining automation flows that provide the short test time to production What we need to see: • 3+ years of hands on DFT/ATPG experience knowledge & technical experience in DFT ASIC Design and in ATPG tools • Strong programming skills in scripting languages • BSc. in Electrical Engineering or Computer engineering • Quick learner, proactive and self-motivated, eager to learn and contribute, sense or ownership, commitment, and responsibility Ways to stand out from the crowd: • Knowledge of DFT including scan, BIST, on-chip scan compression, fault models, ATPG, and fault simulation • Experience in Mentor TestKompress ATPG tool and retargeting flow • Programming languages: TCL, PRL, Phyton & Unix shell scripts • Experience with ATE and Silicon bring-up NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you! You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most incredible products on the market today.