Senior Verification Engineer

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd is seeking Verification Engineers in the United Kingdom with 8–16 years of experience to join a high‑performance team. You will define verification requirements for security features, develop UVM testbenches, and verify CHERI‑based security capabilities across FPGA/ASIC flows.

You will collaborate with design and security teams to ensure the product meets stringent specifications while maintaining autonomy on complex tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• Strong understanding of hardware verification methodologies and tools.
• Experience with UVM for FPGA/ASIC verification.
• Familiarity with CHERI/security features is a plus.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Knowledge of UK working rights.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with design team to understand verification requirements for security features.
• Develops and maintains verification plans, testbenches, and test scenarios using UVM.
• Executes test plans and verifies hardware security features.
• Works with cross-functional teams to ensure design meets specifications and security needs.
• Identifies and debugs issues found during verification and resolves them promptly.

Skills

UVM

Hardware verification

Security features

CHERI knowledge

Communication skills

UK working rights

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a start-up who are a couple of years old, as they make technological breakthroughs in security with a product line built on CHERI technology and RISC‑V cores. I am looking for Verification Engineers between 8-16 years experience to join a talented team. You will work in an environment where you are not pigeon holed to one or two tasks but have the scope and autonomy to work on complex tasks across the whole flow. The company have strong funding behind them and a leadership team made up of experts in processor design and formal methods as well as a CEO who brings over 30 years of semiconductor experience from world renown companies and start-ups.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the design team to understand and define verification requirements for security features
• Develops and maintains verification plans, testbenches, and test scenarios using UVM methodology
• Executes test plans and verifies the correctness of hardware security features
• Works closely with the cross-functional teams to ensure the implementation meets design specifications and security requirements
• Identifies and debugs issues found during verification and works to resolve them in a timely manner

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Strong understanding of hardware verification methodologies and tools
• Experience with UVM (Universal Verification Methodology) for FPGA/ASIC verification
• Familiarity with security features and protocols, such as CHERI, is a plus
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of UK working rights

Cambridge, Sheffield or UK Remote: You must be currently living and working in the UK and able to do so without restrictions. You must have UK working rights to be considered for the role.