Senior Principal Design Verification Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Principal Design Verification Engineer (SoC): Verifying circuitry inside chips for data transfers at high speeds, ensuring designs meet customer specifications for major hyperscaler companies or telecom organizations with an accent on architecting and implementing simulation test benches in UVM. Focus on debugging failures in simulation to root-cause problems, test plan development, and coverage closure.

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Salary: 168,920 - 253,000 USD per annum

Company

hirify.global’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world.

What you will do

• Architect and implement simulation test bench in UVM.
• Develop and execute test-plans for verifying correctness and performance of the design.
• Own and debug failures in simulation to root-cause problems.
• Closely work with logic designers of the block being verified for test plan development, execution, debug, coverage closure and gate level simulations
• Coach and mentor junior engineers of the team when necessary to achieve successful project outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 15+ years of related professional experience. OR Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 10-12 years of experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 8-10 years of experience.
• Strong background in SoC verification and test bench development using UVM, System Verilog, C/C++, and DPI.
• Strong verification skills, understanding of methodology (object oriented programming, white-box/black-box, directed/random testing, coverage, gate-level simulations, data structure).
• Must have effective interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Participate in problem solving and quality improvement activities.
• Must have the ability to define problems, issues and opportunities, analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions from various datasets.

Culture & Benefits

• Offer a total compensation package with a base, bonus and equity.
• Flexible time off, 401k, plus a year-end shutdown, floating holidays, paid time off to volunteer.