Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer

Anysilicon; Town of Texas, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer to lead verification of advanced ASICs for space-based communication systems. You will define verification strategies and establish signoff criteria across block, subsystem, and SoC levels.

You will mentor leaders, drive advocacy for reusable VIP and regression frameworks, and shape the verification roadmap while collaborating across design, architecture, firmware, and validation teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of ASIC/SoC verification experience.
• Expert SystemVerilog, UVM, assertions, and verification signoff methodology.
• Proven success leading verification for complex chips or multiple tape-outs.
• Strong understanding of space-based communications hardware and system-level integration.
• Excellent technical leadership and cross-organizational communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end verification strategy for large space-based ASIC or SoC programs.
• Establish verification methodologies, infrastructure, and signoff criteria across block, subsystem, and SoC levels.
• Lead verification planning for complex communication functions such as modem pipelines, FEC engines, digital beamforming, packet processing, and control fabrics.
• Drive alignment among design, architecture, systems, firmware, and validation teams.
• Evaluate verification completeness through coverage, assertions, formal analysis, emulation, and silicon correlation.
• Resolve critical technical issues and direct root-cause analysis for complex functional failures.
• Guide development of reusable VIP, reference models, and regression automation frameworks.
• Mentor technical leaders and enhance the overall verification maturity of the organization.
• Influence future verification roadmap, tool strategy, and reuse models.

Skills

SystemVerilog/UVM

Assertions

Verification signoff

Space communications

Phased-array processing

Chip tapeouts

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Electrical/Computer Eng (BS/MS/PhD)

Job description

Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal ASIC Verification Engineer to lead the verification of advanced ASICs for space-based communication systems. This role involves defining verification strategies, establishing methodologies, and ensuring the robustness of high-performance communication hardware. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in ASIC/SoC verification and a strong background in communication signal processing.

Responsibilities:

• Define end-to-end verification strategy for large space-based communication ASIC or SoC programs.
• Establish verification methodologies, infrastructure, and signoff criteria across block, subsystem, and SoC levels.
• Lead verification planning for complex communication functions such as modem pipelines, FEC engines, digital beamforming, packet processing, and control fabrics.
• Drive alignment among design, architecture, systems, firmware, and validation teams.
• Evaluate verification completeness through coverage, assertions, formal analysis, emulation, and silicon correlation.
• Resolve critical technical issues and direct root-cause analysis for complex functional failures.
• Guide development of reusable VIP, reference models, and regression automation frameworks.
• Mentor technical leaders and enhance the overall verification maturity of the organization.
• Influence future verification roadmap, tool strategy, and reuse models.

Qualifications:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of ASIC/SoC verification experience.
• Expert-level knowledge of System Verilog, UVM, assertions, and verification signoff methodology.
• Proven success leading verification for complex chips or multiple tape-outs.
• Strong understanding of communication signal-processing hardware and system-level integration.
• Excellent technical leadership and cross-organizational communication skills.

Skills:

• Deep expertise in space-based communications, digital modems, phased-array processing, or payload processing.
• Experience with formal property verification, emulation, and performance validation.
• Familiarity with fault tolerance, mission-critical reliability, or radiation-aware verification considerations.
• Experience with architectural modeling and verification planning for hardware/software partitioned systems.
• Strong record of technical innovation and process improvement.