Design Verification Engineer (Silicon) - ASICs & Stock Options

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a motivated Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering) in Irvine, CA to verify digital ASICs for Starlink-derived systems. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to create verification environments, test plans, and automation scripts, including SystemVerilog and UVM-based benches.

This role requires problem solving, coding skills, and willingness to work extended hours. Responsibilities cover pre- and post-silicon verification, bringing up chips, and validating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science or computer engineering.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for digital ASIC verification at block and system level.
• Write and review test plans, develop test harnesses and test sequences.
• Develop SystemVerilog testbench infrastructure (both UVM and non-UVM) for testing designs, including DSP blocks.
• Responsible for test plan execution, running regressions, code and functional coverage closure.
• Automate test case generation by using Python and MATLAB programs.
• Contribute towards pre-silicon verification, chip bring-up and post-silicon validation.
• Be a hands-on self-starter who can execute the steps required to fully verify a complex digital designs.

Skills

UVM

Object-oriented programming

Python scripting

Strong problem solving

Constrained random verification

Test plan development

SystemVerilog

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science or computer engineering

Advanced degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Tools

SystemVerilog

UVM framework

Python

MATLAB

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a motivated Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering) in Irvine, CA to verify digital ASICs for Starlink-derived systems. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to create verification environments, test plans, and automation scripts, including SystemVerilog and UVM-based benches.

This role requires problem solving, coding skills, and willingness to work extended hours. Responsibilities cover pre- and post-silicon verification, bringing up chips, and validating