Formal Verification Engineer — Precise AI Reasoning

Harmonic

Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Unlimited PTO

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100% employer-paid health, vision, and

dental benefits for employees

Job summary

Harmonic is seeking a Formal Verification Engineer to verify production hardware and software with Aristotle, our formal reasoning agent. You will scope requirements with customers, define properties, and deliver reproducible proofs.

You will work across domains, translating complex specs into formal guarantees and contribute to product and research. Ideal candidates hold a BS in CS/Math or related field, have hands-on verification or ITP experience, and proficiency with at least one proof

Qualifications

BS in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
Direct experience in hardware verification, software verification, or interactive theorem proving (ITP).
Proficiency with at least one proof assistant (Lean, Coq, Isabelle, Agda) and strong foundation in formal methods.

Responsibilities

Translate design intent into precise properties and execute formal proofs.
Manage project scope and technical risk with clear customer communication.
Develop a technical understanding of production-ready code across domains.
Identify critical properties required by customers and translate into formal specifications.
Collaborate with product team to improve Aristotle based on field observations.
Travel to customer sites as needed.