Also called: DFT Engineer
Adds hidden testing circuits to chips so the factory can quickly check every one for defects.
You design the special test circuitry built into a chip so a machine can check millions of transistors in a few seconds. When chips fail at the factory, you help figure out exactly which tiny spot is broken.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in electrical or computer engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering.
Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years). Tracks computer hardware engineers.
Medium risk for 10 years. EDA tools already insert much test logic automatically, and AI extends that; tricky test plans stay human.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, AP Physics, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2061.
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