Silicon Verification Engineer

IC Resources; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Phantom equity

Flexible working

Pension

Medical options

Income protection

Generous leave

Job summary

IC Resources is working with a leading UK semiconductor company hiring Silicon Verification Engineers to join its AI compute team in Bristol and Cambridge. The role focuses on technically complex silicon work and offers one of the strongest compensation packages in the UK market.

You’ll work with architecture, RTL design and physical design, driving verification plans, SystemVerilog/UVM, SVA, and Python automation to ensure silicon behaves as intended before tape-out.

Qualifications

• Strong ASIC, CPU, SoC or processor verification experience.
• SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Python.
• Functional coverage and verification planning.
• Strong RTL debugging skills.
• Experience with SVA, assembly, compilers or complex processor environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Verification of complex ASIC / processor designs.
• Developing verification plans and driving coverage to closure.
• SystemVerilog / UVM verification.
• SVA and assertion-based verification.
• Debugging across RTL, software and verification infrastructure.
• Python automation and test generation.
• Working closely with architecture and design teams.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Python

Verification planning

RTL debugging

ASIC/SoC verification

Tools

SVA

assembly

compilers

Job description

I’m working with one of the UK’s most exciting semiconductor companies, currently hiring Silicon Verification Engineers to join its AI compute team in Bristol and Cambridge.

This is a genuinely standout opportunity for verification engineers looking for technically complex silicon work and one of the most competitive compensation packages in the UK semiconductor market.

You’ll work closely with architecture, RTL design and physical design teams, helping ensure complex silicon behaves exactly as intended before it reaches implementation.

What you’ll be doing

• Verification of complex ASIC / processor designs
• Developing verification plans and driving coverage to closure
• SystemVerilog / UVM verification
• SVA and assertion-based verification
• Debugging across RTL, software and verification infrastructure
• Python automation and test generation
• Working closely with architecture and design teams

What we’re looking for

• Strong ASIC, CPU, SoC or processor verification experience
• SystemVerilog and UVM
• Python
• Functional coverage and verification planning
• Strong RTL debugging skills
• Experience with SVA, assembly, compilers or complex processor environments is highly desirable

Why consider it?

• One of the strongest compensation packages in the UK semiconductor market
• Phantom equity
• Advanced AI compute and processor technology
• Strong technical ownership
• Bristol or Cambridge locations
• Flexible working
• Excellent benefits including pension, medical options, income protection and generous leave