Manager, Design Engineering (Design Verification)

Location: Penang, Malaysia; candidates must provide proof of their right to work in Malaysia.

Company

Develops low-cost, low-power programmable logic solutions, including FPGA, CPLD, and programmable power management devices, with an international engineering and manufacturing organization.

What you will do

• Lead and contribute to design verification for complex FPGA and ASIC designs from concept through tape-out and silicon bring-up.
• Create coverage-driven verification plans, IP-level and subsystem test benches, portable test benches, sequences, and test infrastructure.
• Architect reusable UVM-based test benches and integrate multi-instance VIPs, subsystem environments, and test suites at SOC level.
• Verify protocols and subsystems including DDR SDRAM, AMBA interconnect, Ethernet, DisplayPort, MIPI, HDMI, SDI, JESD204B, and PCIe.
• Collaborate with design, architecture, software, firmware, and external IP delivery teams to integrate and verify FPGA designs.
• Improve verification quality through new tools, methodologies, coverage analysis, hardware validation, and debug.

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of dedicated hands-on FPGA or SOC ASIC design verification experience, including at least 5 years leading a DV team verifying complex FPGA or ASIC designs.
• Proven experience with full ASIC verification from concept through tape-out to silicon bring-up.
• Advanced knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM methodology.
• Experience with C/C++, Perl, Python, or Tcl for design verification automation.
• Experience verifying DDR SDRAM, AMBA-based on-chip interconnect, Ethernet, video interfaces, JESD204B, and PCIe subsystems.
• In-depth experience with low-power design, UPF integration, boot-up, power cycling, and hardware/firmware interaction verification.
• Strong team leadership, interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in hardware validation and debug.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-paced, results-oriented, team-first environment focused on R&D, product innovation, and customer service.
• Collaborate with international product development teams on programmable logic solutions used by customers worldwide.
• Access a comprehensive compensation and benefits program.
• Employment is subject to successful background and reference checks.