Digital Verification Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors N.V. in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Verification Engineer to drive digital verification for advanced IPs and SoCs. You will develop and execute verification plans, write test benches, and collaborate with architecture and design teams to meet project specs.

The role requires strong UVM and SystemVerilog skills, experience with formal verification, and proficiency in Python or C/C++. On-site position with access to lab equipment and design verification infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Computer Engineering, foreign equivalent or related field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architecture, systems and design teams to understand the product requirements and develop verification plans to meet the project specifications.
• Responsible for functional simulations and design debugs.
• Develop functional (digital) verification plans, test cases, Verification IP, and test bench components.
• Understand development boards and lab equipment to perform digital silicon validation.
• Develop infrastructure and test cases targeted for an IP, sub-system or SoC level.
• Create and execute test plan for the function of design.
• Design, implement, and improve UVM test bench.
• Run coverage and regression, analyze coverage gaps and devise strategy to achieve higher code coverage.
• Debug silicon, develop scripts and automation to enhance coverage reports.
• Refine test cases and simulation model.
• Collaborate with different functional groups to support successful product release.

Skills

Computer Architecture

Digital IC Design

Microprocessor system design

Verilog

SystemVerilog

UVM

Formal verification

Python

C/C++

AHB protocol

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Computer Engineering

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

UVM

Formal verification

Job description

Job Description

• Collaborate with architecture, systems and design teams to understand the product requirements and develop verification plans to meet the project specifications.
• Responsible for functional simulations and design debugs.
• Develop functional (digital) verification plans, test cases, Verification IP, and test bench components.
• Understand development boards and lab equipment to perform digital silicon validation.
• Develop infrastructure and test cases targeted for an IP, sub-system or SoC level.
• Create and execute test plan for the function of design.
• Design, implement, and improve UVM test bench.
• Run coverage and regression, analyze coverage gaps and devise strategy to achieve higher code coverage.
• Debug silicon, develop scripts and automation to enhance coverage reports.
• Refine test cases and simulation model.
• Collaborate with different functional groups to support successful product release.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Computer Engineering, foreign equivalent or related field.
• Position requires knowledge gained via completion of a graduate-level course, internship or related occupation involving: Computer Architecture, Digital Integrated Circuit Design, Microprocessor system design; Verilog and System Verilog; UVM and Formal verification; Programming language: Python or C/C++, Cache; and AHB protocol.
• Salary: $117085.60 per year.

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.

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.

Bright Minds. Bright Futures. We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills.

Commitment At NXP. We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality.