Digital Verification

NXP Semiconductors; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is seeking a verification engineer to advance architecture and RTL design for memory controllers and MRAM IP. The role involves developing verification environments, building testbenches, and delivering robust IP to the SoC team.

Responsibilities include creating test cases, debugging, assertions and coverage analysis, and maintaining project scripts. A Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in related roles are required, with Cadence and SystemVerilog/C++ proficiency preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 5+ years of progressive experience.
• 5 years of experience in verification roles such as Solutions Architect, Project Engineer, or similar.
• Experience with memory controllers and IP/verifications at SOC level is expected.

Responsibilities

• Develop verification plans and environments for IP, sub-system or IC level.
• Build and debug test cases, write assertions, and analyze functional coverage.
• Deliver validated memory IP hardware to the SoC team and support legacy testbenches.

Skills

SystemVerilog/C++

ARM/DSP architectures

Cache/flash memory controllers

SOC verification

Cadence

Gate-level simulations

IP verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Job description

Job Description

Perform professional verification engineering duties in furtherance of architecture and RTL design. Responsible for development of models or verification environment required specifically for Digital functional verification, and MRAM IP memory controller verification. Plan and implement design verification strategy for an IP, sub-system or IC level in order to guarantee no functional fault exist, according to Specifications (test cases) defined by product architects. Build verification plans from scratch, build and debug test cases to validate memory controller features, waveform debugging, writing assertions and functional coverage bins, analysis of functional coverage, toggle coverage and code coverage holds and provide additional testcases to fill those holds, creation and maintenance of UVM testbench components, support legacy projects and testbenches built in other language. Review memory controller specifications as the project goes, creation and maintenance of project scripts, guarantee final memory IP hardware is delivered to the SoC team.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, foreign equivalent or related field. Five (5) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered, Solutions Architect, Project Engineer, Application Engineer or similar occupations.

Required Skills

• Position requires five (5) years of experience in: 1. System Verilog and C/C++ languages;
• 2. ARM and DSP architectures;
• 3. Cache and flash memory controllers;
• 4. SOC level verification of ARM-based microcontrollers;
• 5. Cadence;
• 6. Gate-level simulations;
• 7. IP Level verification.

Salary

$165,830 per year.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodation

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

Company Information

#LI-6aa0 NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. For more information, visit www.nxp.com

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