MTS - Design Verification

Acceler8 Talent; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k)

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent is partnering with a well-funded AI hardware startup to hire a Senior Design Verification Engineer in San Francisco. You will own verification for major functional areas of a next-generation AI accelerator, working with architecture, RTL, and software teams to ensure first-pass silicon success and scalable verification methodologies for future products.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted workflows, reusable UVM environments, and cross-domain collaboration in a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on pre-silicon verification on ASIC/SoC.
• Experience in block/subsystem or full-chip verification.
• Strong UVM, constrained-random verification, and testbench architecture.
• Ability to translate specs into verification strategies and plans.
• Desire to drive automation and AI-assisted verification workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own verification for a major functional area.
• Define verification strategies across IP, subsystem, SoC, and emulation environments.
• Build AI-assisted workflows to reduce verification cycle times.
• Develop reusable UVM environments, test plans, stimuli, and coverage models.
• Drive functional closure by debugging complex design issues with design/architecture teams.
• Contribute to verification methodology improvements as the organization scales future silicon programs.

Skills

UVM

Verification planning

Debugging

Automation

AI-assisted verification

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Siemens Veloce

Emulation platforms

Job description

Senior Design Verification Engineer

Acceler8 Talent is partnering with a well-funded, early-stage AI hardware startup developing a next-generation AI inference platform that combines custom silicon, systems, and software to push the boundaries of AI performance and efficiency. Backed by an exceptional team of engineers from some of the world's leading semiconductor and AI companies, they're building the complete hardware/software stack from the ground up and tackling some of the industry's most challenging architectural problems.

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Design Verification Engineer to take ownership of verifying complex IP, subsystems, and full-chip functionality for a cutting-edge AI accelerator. This is a highly technical individual contributor role where you'll work alongside architecture, RTL, and software teams to ensure first-pass silicon success while helping establish scalable verification methodologies for future products.

What You'll Do

• Own verification for a major functional area based on your technical expertise.
• Define and execute comprehensive verification strategies spanning IP, subsystem, SoC, and emulation environments.
• Build and enhance AI-assisted verification workflows to improve productivity and reduce verification cycle times.
• Develop reusable UVM-based verification environments, test plans, stimulus, and coverage models.
• Drive functional closure by debugging complex design issues and collaborating closely with design and architecture teams.
• Contribute to verification methodology improvements as the organization scales future silicon programs.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of hands-on pre-silicon verification experience on complex ASIC or SoC programs.
• Strong experience in one or more of the following:
• Block or subsystem verification
• CPU subsystem or IP integration
• Full-chip/SoC verification
• Hardware emulation
• DMA or Network-on-Chip (NoC) verification
• Multi-die or die-to-die protocol verification
• Functional debug and coverage closure on complex designs
• Demonstrated ownership of verification from planning through functional coverage closure.
• Deep understanding of UVM methodology, constrained-random verification, and scalable testbench architecture.
• Strong ability to interpret hardware and software specifications and translate them into effective verification strategies.
• Passion for improving verification efficiency through automation and AI-assisted development workflows.
• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-moving startup environment and contribute across multiple verification domains.
• Experience setting priorities and delivering against aggressive development schedules.

Nice to Have

• Experience with RISC-V architectures.
• Formal verification methodologies.
• Hardware emulation platforms such as Cadence Palladium, Siemens Veloce, or similar.
• Post-silicon validation or bring-up experience.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation is competitive and will be determined based on experience, technical expertise, and location. In addition to base salary, the package includes meaningful equity participation, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k), and generous paid time off.