FPGA Verification Engineer

Ciena Corporation; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) & DCPP

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

Ciena Corporation seeks an experienced FPGA Verification Engineer to drive chip-level and block-level verification for FPGA designs. You will develop verification infrastructure, execute plans, and ensure coverage goals align with product quality objectives.

The role emphasizes collaboration with design teams, building testbenches, and maintaining regression suites to support reliable Packet-Optical Platform solutions. This is a remote US position with a strong engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of FPGA/ASIC verification engineering experience.
• Experience developing testbenches with SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Experience with directed and constrained-random stimulus generation.
• Proficiency in interfaces such as PCIe, I2C, and SPI.
• Familiarity with Ethernet packet structures and interfaces (CAUI, XLAUI, XAUI, XFI).
• Ability to prioritize work within FPGA design timelines.
• Utilization of PCIe, I2C, SPI interfaces and Ethernet packet structures (CAUI, XLAUI, XAUI, XFI).
• Experience with Mentor Graphics and/or Synopsys verification tools.

Responsibilities

• Establish verification methodology, architecture, and infrastructure including models, generators, monitors, and scoreboards.
• Collaborate with design to define test priorities and coverage targets.
• Create verification plans and execute test cases.
• Create and maintain regression suites and provide verification reports.
• Participate in chip-level and block-level verification activities for FPGA designs.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Ethernet

PCIe

I2C

SPI

PCIe/I2C/SPI interfaces

Ethernet physical/interfaces (CAUI/XLA

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics

Synopsys verification tools

Job description

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