Design Verification Application Engineer, Senior Staff

Synopsys, Inc.; Reading; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in England is seeking a Senior Engineer for Digital Design Verification. The role involves collaborating with customers, verifying design compliance, and debugging RTL simulation failures. Ideal candidates will have over 7 years of experience, a degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering, and be proficient in SystemVerilog. This opportunity includes potential growth into a leadership position.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in digital design verification within a chip design or EDA company.
• Expertise in constrained-random SystemVerilog using UVM or VMM.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet project goals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers on design compliance with protocol standards.
• Verify functionality in the design phase to catch bugs.
• Create and examine functional coverage and write SystemVerilog assertions.

Skills

Verification flows understanding

SystemVerilog testbenches

Debugging RTL and gate-level simulation failures

Bug tracking using Jira

Functional coverage examination

Education

Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Jira

Job description

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with customers to confirm that designs comply with protocol standards and system requirements before they are developed into chips.
• Exhaustively verifying functionality in the design phase to catch bugs early in the development cycle.
• Working independently with sales, R&D, and other field AE teams to ensure customer and Synopsys goals are met.
• Creating and examining functional coverage and writing SystemVerilog assertions.
• Debugging RTL and gate-level simulation failures and firmware.
• Tracking bugs using software tools such as Jira and performing code coverage analysis.

Impact You Will Have

• Ensuring that designs comply with industry standards and system requirements, leading to reliable and high-quality products.
• Identifying and rectifying bugs early in the development cycle, reducing costs and time to market.
• Collaborating across teams to drive innovation and achieve Synopsys's goals.
• Enhancing customer satisfaction through successful consulting and support.
• Contributing to the development of cutting-edge technologies in the semiconductor industry.
• Potentially growing into a leadership role, shaping the future of the verification team.

You will join a dynamic and innovative team focused on Digital Design Verification. The team collaborates with various departments, including sales, R&D, and other field teams, to ensure the successful verification of complex designs. As a significant individual contributor, you will have the opportunity to grow into a leadership role, overseeing the regional verification AE team in the UK/Benelux region.

You are a highly motivated senior engineer with a passion for Digital Design Verification. With an in-depth understanding of verification flows, test plans, and strategies, you thrive on ensuring that designs comply with protocol standards and system requirements. You are experienced in creating and examining functional coverage, writing SystemVerilog assertions, and debugging RTL and gate-level simulation failures. Your background in firmware debugging and bug tracking using software tools like Jira sets you apart. You possess a consulting mindset and take pride in making customers successful, bringing over 7 years of experience in DV working for a chip design or EDA company. With a degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering, you are ready to take on this significant individual contributor role and potentially grow into a Verification Lead position.

Required Experience and Skills

• In-depth understanding of verification flows, test plans, and strategies.
• Expertise in constrained-random SystemVerilog testbenches using UVM or VMM.
• Experience in creating and examining functional coverage and writing SystemVerilog assertions.
• Skills in debugging RTL and gate-level simulation failures and firmware.
• Familiarity with bug tracking tools like Jira and performing code coverage analysis.

Who You Are

• A detail-oriented professional with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• An excellent communicator who can effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• A proactive individual with a consulting mindset, dedicated to customer success.
• A highly organized engineer capable of managing multiple tasks and projects.
• A continuous learner who stays updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.