FPGA Verification Engineer

Skyroot Aerospace; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Skyroot Aerospace is seeking an FPGA Verification Engineer for avionics applications. You will verify RTL and SoC integrations on Zynq-based platforms, build scalable UVM environments, and ensure compliance with safety-critical standards such as DO-254.

You will collaborate with design, firmware and system teams to deliver robust FPGA-based avionics, perform timing/CDC analysis, and validate interfaces like AXI, UART, SPI and I2C in a fast-paced aerospace setting.

Qualifications

• Experience verifying RTL designs and integrating SoC platforms.
• Familiarity with DO-254 or similar safety-critical standards advantageous.
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog testbenches and assertion-based verification.
• Ability to build scalable verification environments using UVM.
• Knowledge of avionics interfaces (AXI, UART, SPI, I2C) is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Verify RTL modules and FSMs, data paths, FIFOs and control logic.
• Develop and execute testbenches and write assertions and checkers.
• Build and maintain verification environments using UVM.
• Perform timing, CDC and reset analysis and debug failures.
• Validate AXI interfaces and avionics protocols (ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553 as applicable).
• Collaborate with design, firmware and systems teams for robust FPGA-based avionics.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Digital design

AXI protocol

Vivado

Simulation & debugging

Python

Embedded C

UVM

SpyGlass

Tools

Vivado

QuestaSim

VCS

SpyGlass

Job description

FPGA Verification Engineer – Avionics (PL / SoC / Safety-Critical Systems)

Job Summary

In this role, you will be responsible for verifying RTL designs, validating SoC integrations (Zynq-based platforms), and ensuring compliance with safety-critical standards such as DO-254.

You will work closely with design, firmware, and system teams to ensure robust, deterministic, and reliable FPGA-based systems for aerospace applications.

Key Responsibilities

• RTL & Functional Verification
• Develop and execute testbenches using SystemVerilog /Verilog
• Verify RTL modules including FSMs, data paths, FIFOs, and control logic
• Write assertions, checkers, and debug simulation failures

Verification Methodology & Simulation

• Build scalable verification environments using UVM
• Perform directed and constrained-random testing
• Run simulations using tools such as Vivado Simulator, QuestaSim, or VCS
• Analyze coverage (functional and code
• Verify interfaces such as AXI (AXI4/ AXI Lite/ AXI Stream)
• UART, SPI, I2C
• Avionics protocols (ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553) is a plus
• Waveform debugging and regression

Safety-Critical & Avionics Compliance

• Support development aligned with DO-254
• Maintain requirements traceability and verification artifacts
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Static & Formal Verification
• Perform linting, CDC, and reset analysis using tools like SpyGlass
• Identify and resolve timing and clock domain issues
• Debug and Perform Root Cause Analysis on the diagnosed issues
• across RTL, timing, and software interaction layers

SoC / PS-PL Integration

• Verify memory-mapped registers and interrupt handling
• Debug AXI transactions and system integration issues

FPGA Hardware Validation

• Perform on-board debugging using Integrated Logic Analyzer( ILA )and VIO debugging
• Support FPGA board bring-up and real time system validation

System-Level Testing & Automation

• Develop automated test frameworks using Python
• Perform stress testing, fault injection, and long-duration validation
• Validate system robustness under continuous and edge-case scenarios

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of digital design (FSMs, timing, CDC)
• Proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog
• Experience with FPGA tools like Vivado
• Solid knowledge of AXI protocol
• Experience in simulation, debugging, and waveform analysis
• Embedded C and Python scripting skills
• Strong debugging and analytical mindset
• Avionics compliance documentation skills to create test plans, procedures and reports

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Aerospace/Avionics domain
• Familiarity with UVM
• Exposure to SpyGlass or similar tools
• Experience with Zynq/SoC-based designs
• Understanding of safety/Mission critical development

What We’re Looking For

• Engineers who proactively identify edge cases, failure modes, and non-ideal operating conditions
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work across hardware and software boundaries
• Attention to detail required for safety-critical systems
• Why Join Us?
• Work on cutting-edge avionics and aerospace systems
• Opportunity to build high-reliability, mission-critical solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
• Exposure to certification-driven development environments