Lead AI Accelerator Verification Engineer

IC Resources; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources in London is seeking a Verification Engineer to own the verification strategy across cutting-edge ASIC developments for a well-funded semiconductor start-up. You will define verification methodologies, build scalable environments and collaborate with RTL, Architecture and Software teams.

You will drive continuous improvements to verification practices, influence architectural decisions and ensure quality across complex AI accelerator designs.

Qualifications

• Experience creating verification plans for complex ASIC/SoC designs.
• Experience verifying designs using AXI or similar on-chip bus protocols.
• Familiarity with Cocotb and Verilator and other toolchains.
• Scripting with Python or Tcl.
• Knowledge of CI/CD workflows and automated verification infra.
• Experience with transaction-level verification methodologies, ideally UVM.
• Familiarity with Git.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the verification strategy for complex AI accelerator IP and SoC components
• Develop verification plans, testbenches and end-to-end verification environments
• Monitor functional coverage, verification metrics and overall design quality
• Collaborate closely with RTL, Architecture and Software teams throughout development
• Help influence future architecture by providing verification-driven feedback
• Develop automation and verification infrastructure to improve engineering efficiency
• Drive continuous improvements to verification methodology and design quality

Skills

Verification plans

AXI verification

Cocotb

Verilator

Python scripting

Tcl scripting

CI/CD workflows

UVM

Git

Formal verification

Tools

Cocotb

Verilator

Git

Job description

IC Resources in London is seeking a Verification Engineer to own the verification strategy across cutting-edge ASIC developments for a well-funded semiconductor start-up. You will define verification methodologies, build scalable environments and collaborate with RTL, Architecture and Software teams.

You will drive continuous improvements to verification practices, influence architectural decisions and ensure quality across complex AI accelerator designs.