Staff Design Verification Engineer (FPGA/ASIC)

Location: Penang, Malaysia. Satisfactory proof of the right to work in Malaysia is required.

Company

hirify.global develops low-cost, low-power programmable logic solutions, including FPGA, CPLD, and programmable power management devices.

What you will do

• Lead verification planning, execution, and sign-off for complex FPGA/ASIC IPs, subsystems, and SoC-level designs.
• Define verification methodologies, test strategies, coverage goals, and closure criteria.
• Architect and develop SystemVerilog/UVM environments, reusable verification components, scoreboards, assertions, and coverage models.
• Drive functional and code coverage closure, regression analysis, risk assessment, and debugging of RTL, integration, low-power, timing, and gate-level simulation issues.
• Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, validation engineers, firmware teams, and program managers on product execution.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor verification engineers, support silicon bring-up and failure analysis, and improve verification productivity and reusability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of ASIC/FPGA functional verification experience.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, and assertion-based verification.
• Proven experience leading verification of complex IPs, subsystems, or SoCs from planning through sign-off.
• Strong debugging skills in RTL, gate-level, and system-level verification environments.
• Experience with constrained-random verification, coverage-driven verification, and regression management.
• Proficiency in Python, Perl, Shell, or other scripting languages.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with PCIe, USB, MIPI CSI/DSI, Ethernet, SerDes, or similar high-speed protocols.
• Experience with low-power verification using UPF/CPF.
• Experience with GLS, timing validation, and post-silicon debugging.
• Experience driving verification methodology and infrastructure improvements across multiple projects.
• Ability to mentor engineers and lead technical initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, results-oriented environment with a team-first and collegial culture.
• International engineering, design, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and support organization.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits program.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Hiring process

• Successful background and reference checks are required.
• Satisfactory proof of the right to work in Malaysia is required.