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Senior Silicon Design Verification Engineer

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Job overview

The Senior Silicon Design Verification Engineer develops firmware-style tests and custom tooling, owns FPGA prototyping platforms, and supports pre- and post-silicon verification. The role includes lab bring-up, validation, and root-cause debugging in collaboration with design, firmware, hardware, security, and validation teams. Candidates may qualify through a doctorate, master’s, bachelor’s, or equivalent experience, with experience requirements varying by education path.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

CC++SystemVerilogFPGA PrototypingHardware DebuggingJTAG DebuggingLogic AnalyzersOscilloscopesMultimetersPre-Silicon VerificationPost-Silicon ValidationPythonPerlRubyVerification PrinciplesTestbench ArchitectureStimulus GenerationEmbedded SoftwareAssemblyStartup CodeLinker ScriptsMakefile Build FlowsAMBAAXIAHBAPBSPII2CI3CUSBCross-Functional CollaborationCommunicationSilicon ArchitectureComputer Architecture

Qualifications

Doctorate+1, Master's+4, Bachelor's+5 or EquivalentDoctorate+3, Master's+6, Bachelor's+8 or EquivalentDoctorate in EE, CE, CS or RelatedMaster's in EE, CE, CS or RelatedBachelor's in EE, CE, CS or Related1+ Year Technical Engineering Experience4+ Years Technical Engineering Experience5+ Years Technical Engineering Experience3+ Years Technical Engineering Experience6+ Years Technical Engineering Experience8+ Years Technical Engineering ExperienceU.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency

Full job description

The candidate for this position will be expected and able to complete the following responsibilities: Develop C and C++ based test content, low-level drivers, and custom firmware at the subsystem and SoC levels, including self-checking tests that run on embedded processors. Extend the compile and build flow to support custom firmware-style tests. Serve as a technical owner for the team's FPGA prototyping platforms (such as HAPS or Xilinx): create board images and bit files. Design additional custom FPGA RTL for protocol interfaces and feature enablement. Release stable platforms to the firmware team and keep them working as the design evolves. Develop and extend custom python tooling to interface with the FPGA platform. Debug FPGA and post-silicon issues using tools such as JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters Drive post-silicon bring-up and validation in the lab: run the validation suites on first silicon, meet bring-up exit criteria on schedule, and debug platform issues such as JTAG failures, UART connectivity, and boot failures alongside the design, firmware, hardware, and security teams. Root-cause failing post-silicon tests to closure, collecting and analyzing scan dumps for low-level issues such as boot ROM and built-in self-test bugs, coordinating cross-team debug, and delivering fixes such as handling fatal errors, correcting driver access violations, and reconciling registers modified by boot firmware. Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their U.S. permanent residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable. Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. Experience developing C and C++ test content for subsystem and SoC verification, including bare-metal and firmware-style tests, with working knowledge of SystemVerilog testbenches. Experience bringing up and maintaining FPGA prototyping or emulation platforms (such as HAPS or Xilinx), including board images, platform tooling, and testbench changes that enable firmware and validation teams. Hands-on hardware debug experience with tools such as JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters. Experience owning pre-silicon verification of IP, subsystems, or SoCs through the full cycle, including test planning, test development, failure debug, and coverage signoff. Experience with post-silicon bring-up and validation, including running test suites on silicon and debugging boot, platform, and connectivity issues in a lab environment. Proficiency in Python, or a similar scripting language such as Perl or Ruby, for test automation, build flows, and log or data parsing. In-depth knowledge of verification principles, testbench architecture, and stimulus generation, with a track record of debugging complex designs. Experience with low-level and embedded software, including assembly, startup code, linker scripts, and Makefile-based build flows. Familiarity with industry protocols such as AMBA (AXI/AHB/APB), JTAG, SPI, I2C/I3C, and USB. Experience collaborating across architecture, design, firmware, and validation teams, with effective communication skills. Good understanding of silicon and/or computer architecture.

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