ASIC/FPGA Principal Verification Engineer VI

Lockheed Martin; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for professional development

Job summary

A global aerospace and defense leader is seeking an ASIC/FPGA Verification Engineer to work remotely. The role involves being the Principal SME for verification and validation, developing processes, and mentoring team members. Candidates should have significant experience in FPGA/ASIC verification, strong HDL programming skills, and the ability to obtain a DoD clearance. This position offers competitive pay and opportunities for career development in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in verification of FPGA and ASIC devices.
• Willing and able to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
• 12+ years of professional experience in relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Principal Subject Matter Expert (SME) regarding verification and validation.
• Develop roadmaps and processes related to verification and validation.
• Mentor others in best practices of verification and validation.

Skills

Experience in verification of FPGA and ASIC devices

Experience leading projects

HDL programming experience with VHDL, SystemVerilog, and/or Verilog

Mentoring and training other engineers

Knowledge of space-grade/qualified FPGAs and ASICs

Education

12+ years of professional experience

US Citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Top Secret clearance

Tools

UVM/SystemVerilog

Hardware emulation tools like ZeBu, Palladium

Job description

Job Description

Join Our Team as an ASIC/FPGA Verification Engineer where you will work on the development of a sophisticated state‑of‑the‑art avionics product in a world‑class Integrated Product Development environment.

Location: This position is fully remote; the preferred candidate will be expected to work a flexible 9x80 schedule.

About Us

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

What does this role look like?

We are building the best SOC team in the world at Lockheed Martin Space’s Silicon Solutions team and seeking a future‑looking Principal Verification Engineer who is able to case and realize a compelling vision which will improve speed and efficiency of the verification/validation of ASICs, FPGAs, and SOCs.

Key Activities You Will Accomplish In This Role

• Serve as the Principal Subject Matter Expert (SME) regarding verification and validation for the department.
• Develop roadmaps and processes related to verification and validation of complex devices.
• Develop and promote strategies and techniques that scale from low‑level to system‑level to improve cost and timelines.
• Mentor others in the best practices of verification and validation.
• Continuously assess new tools and methodologies related to verification and validation, presenting findings, making recommendations, and training others.
• Work closely with both design and verification teams to develop cohesive solutions.
• Develop business cases that support verification and validation improvements.
• Support all aspects of ASIC, FPGA, and SOC development, to include architecture, design, and analysis.
• Support technical reviews and present to internal and external stakeholders.

To Be Effective In This Role, You Will Need

• Experience in verification of FPGA and ASIC devices.
• 12+ years of professional experience.
• Willing and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance, thus you are a US Citizen.

Why Lockheed Martin?

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Desired Skills

• Experience leading projects of multiple engineers, managing schedules, prioritizing work and actively communicating with internal or external stakeholders.
• Experience working closely with SoC design and cross‑functional teams to refine requirements and fully define the verification plan for complex FPGA’s and ASIC’s.
• Experience in driving process advancement and program reviews.
• HDL programming experience with VHDL, SystemVerilog, and/or Verilog.
• Experience architecting advanced testing environments for complex SoC’s and multiple chip designs leveraging multiple verification strategies as appropriate, including UVM/SystemVerilog, emulation, formal verification and lab‑based techniques.
• Experience developing test cases based off given requirements.
• Experience building test benches for FPGA/ASIC designs to provide randomized stimulus.
• Experience identifying and implementing necessary test exclusions.
• Experience analyzing coverage results generating coverage reports (code and functional).
• Experience mentoring and training other engineers.
• Experience presenting to customers and executive leadership.
• Knowledge of space‑grade/qualified FPGAs and ASICs.
• Experience or coursework in hardware emulation (ZeBu, Palladium, etc.).
• Experience or coursework in older verification methodologies including OVM or VMM.

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to work remotely

Full‑time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work remotely full time at a location other than a Lockheed Martin designated office/job site. Employees may travel to a Lockheed Martin office for periodic meetings.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Quality Assurance

Industries

Defense and Space Manufacturing