Digital Verification Lead Engineer

European Tech Recruit; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Associate Consultant in Reading, UK. The ideal candidate will lead digital verification efforts within the semiconductor industry, demonstrating strong leadership and technical skills. This role requires excellent communication and team-oriented mindset, with a minimum of 7 years in the semiconductor field. A Bachelor's degree in Electronics or related discipline is essential. The position is full-time, offering a chance to work with multi-site teams on cutting-edge projects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in the semiconductor industry.
• Proven experience leading and managing teams across multiple locations.
• Strong track record verifying complex digital designs.
• Experience with constrained-random test bench development.
• Experience with constrained-random test bench development.
• Familiarity with SerDes and high-level protocols is advantageous.
• Coordinate and manage external subcontractors to scale verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital verification activities across assigned projects.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to team members.
• Develop comprehensive verification plans from design specifications.
• Plan and schedule project tasks and track workloads.
• Define and implement verification methodologies.
• Participate in design and peer reviews to ensure design quality.
• Maintain and enhance the verification environment and close bugs.
• Collaborate with design engineers on verification and validation.
• Apply state-of-the-art tools and technologies to verification activities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proficiency in scripting

Deep knowledge of simulation and verification environments

Experience with Gate-Level Simulation flows

Strong understanding of metrics-driven verification

Hands-on experience developing test benches

Experience with third-party VIP

Experience with emulation platforms

Exposure to Assertion-Based Verification

Protocols knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering

Tools

Emulation platforms

FPGA prototyping

VIP/test development tools

Job description

Associate Consultant l Semiconductor, Embedded Systems, Renewable Energy

We are seeking an experienced Digital Verification Lead Engineer to drive verification strategy, lead multi-site teams, and contribute to the development of cutting-edge semiconductor products.

This role can be based out of the following locations: Lausanne (Switzerland), Reading/Northampton (UK), Dortmund (Germany), or Copenhagen (Denmark).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead digital verification activities across assigned projects
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to team members
• Develop comprehensive verification plans from design specifications
• Plan and schedule project tasks, assigning and tracking workloads across the team
• Define and implement verification methodologies, including standardized debug flows
• Participate in design and peer reviews to ensure robust design quality
• Maintain and enhance the verification environment; track, manage, and close design bugs
• Collaborate closely with design engineers on verification and validation of circuit designs
• Apply state-of-the-art tools, techniques, and technologies to verification activities

Required Skills

• Excellent communication skills and strong team-oriented mindset
• Proficiency in scripting and experience with regression setup and management
• Deep knowledge of simulation and verification environments, including advanced debugging techniques
• Experience with Gate-Level Simulation flows and debug
• Strong understanding of metrics-driven verification, including planning and coverage closure
• Hands-on experience developing test benches using modern verification methodologies
• Experience with third-party VIP and test development (preferred)
• Experience with emulation platforms and/or FPGA prototyping (a plus)
• Exposure to Assertion-Based Verification (a plus)

Experience

• 7+ years in the semiconductor industry
• Proven experience leading and managing teams across multiple locations
• Strong track record verifying complex digital designs, ideally in high-volume applications
• Ability to balance quality, performance, and schedule trade-offs
• Experience with constrained-random test bench development
• Familiarity with SerDes and high-level protocols (e.g., PCIe, USB, DisplayPort) is advantageous
• Ability to coordinate and manage external subcontractors to scale verification efforts

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline

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Seniority Level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

• Full-time

Industries

• Semiconductor Manufacturing, Software Development, and Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing