Lead UVM & ASIC Verification Architect

Chelsea Search Group; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea Search Group is seeking aLead ASIC Design Verification Engineer in Minneapolis to establish and lead our verification team. You will architect UVM testbenches for current programs while defining methodology, infrastructure, and hiring plans to scale the function from a single contributor to a full team.

You will be the technical authority on verification, setting coverage-driven sign-off criteria, owning verification schedule and risk for tapeouts, and making build-versus-buy calls on

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 8+ years of ASIC/SoC verification experience with ownership of at least one production tapeout.
• Expert-level SystemVerilog and UVM with from-scratch architecting of UVM environments.
• Strong knowledge of constrained-random verification, coverage-driven closure, and SVA-based verification.
• Experience with commercial sim/coverage tools (VCS/Verdi, Xcelium, Questa) and regression management at scale.
• Proficiency in verification scripting (Python/Perl/TCL/shell) and Git/Linux workflows.
• Demonstrated technical leadership: mentoring, leading verification, or owning schedule/sign-off.
• Clear written and verbal communication, able to present evidence to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and own ASIC verification methodology, standards, and sign-off criteria across programs.
• Architect UVM-based verification environments for digital SoCs and subsystems.
• Establish reusable verification infrastructure and coverage models for reuse.
• Own verification planning, testplans, coverage closure, and regression architecture.
• Lead on design/architecture reviews and communicate verification status to customers and primes.
• Mentor and develop verification engineers and participate in recruiting.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Constrained-random

Functional coverage

SVA

Team leadership

Communication

Scripting

Git & Linux

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Synopsys VCS/Verdi

Cadence Xcelium

Siemens Questa

Python scripting

Perl scripting

TCL scripting

Shell scripting

Job description

Chelsea Search Group is seeking aLead ASIC Design Verification Engineer in Minneapolis to establish and lead our verification team. You will architect UVM testbenches for current programs while defining methodology, infrastructure, and hiring plans to scale the function from a single contributor to a full team.

You will be the technical authority on verification, setting coverage-driven sign-off criteria, owning verification schedule and risk for tapeouts, and making build-versus-buy calls on