DDR/LPDDR Verification Engineer – Hybrid, Barcelona

Semidynamics; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Work from anywhere (1 week/yr)

Job summary

Semidynamics, a Europe‑based deep‑tech semiconductor startup in Barcelona, seeks a Digital Verification Engineer to drive subsystem and IP‑level verification of high‑speed interface blocks in AI chips. You will join a skilled team, collaborating with RTL, SoC, firmware and other verification groups.

This hands‑on role requires ownership and strong problem solving. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in ASIC/SoC verification, with DDR/LPDDR and PCIe experience, and proficiency in SystemVerilog and

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in ASIC/SoC design verification with focus on high-speed protocols.
• Experience with on-chip bus protocols (AXI, AMBA, etc.).
• Proven experience developing UVM-based testbenches and coverage-driven sign-off flows.
• Strong understanding of digital design and SoC microarchitectures.

Responsibilities

• Set up and debug functional verification environments across design blocks and subsystems.
• Verify and report on DDR/LPDDR and other high-speed interfaces (AMBA).
• Debug RTL, DV models, and specifications, ensuring functional correctness.
• Develop and maintain UVM-based testbenches, scripts and flows to automate verification cycles.
• Triage and root-cause simulation failures, track bugs, and collaborate to closure.
• Optimize simulation runtime and capacity for large-scale designs.
• Maintain detailed documentation of methodologies, flows, and known issues.

Skills

UVM-based verification

Verilog/SystemVerilog

ASIC/SoC verification

High-speed protocols (DDR/LPDDR/PCIe)

Bus protocols (AXI/AMBA)

Debugging & troubleshooting

Scripting (Python/Tcl/Perl)

Git / version control

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

VCS

Xcelium

Questa

Perforce

Git

Linux/Unix

Job description

Semidynamics, a Europe‑based deep‑tech semiconductor startup in Barcelona, seeks a Digital Verification Engineer to drive subsystem and IP‑level verification of high‑speed interface blocks in AI chips. You will join a skilled team, collaborating with RTL, SoC, firmware and other verification groups.

This hands‑on role requires ownership and strong problem solving. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in ASIC/SoC verification, with DDR/LPDDR and PCIe experience, and proficiency in SystemVerilog and