Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer - Terawave

Blue Origin LLC; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 269,000 - 377,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid parental leave

Short and long-term disability

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Educational Support Program

Stock Options for regular employees

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in the United States is seeking a Principal ASIC Verification Engineer to lead verification strategy for high‑performance satellite communication ASICs/SoCs. You will drive coverage, formal analysis, and sign-off criteria across blocks and systems, partnered with design, architecture, firmware, and validation teams.

The role requires 12+ years in ASIC/SoC verification, expert SystemVerilog/UVM, and a proven track record leading complex tape-outs.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of ASIC/SoC verification experience.
• Expert-level knowledge of SystemVerilog, UVM, assertions, and verification signoff methodology.
• Proven success leading verification for complex chips or multiple tape-outs.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end verification strategy for large Satellite communication ASIC/SoC programs.
• Establish verification methodologies, infrastructure, and signoff criteria across levels.
• Lead verification planning for modem pipelines, FEC engines, and digital beamforming.
• Drive alignment among design, architecture, systems, firmware, and validation teams.
• Evaluate verification completeness through coverage, assertions, formal analysis, emulation.
• Mentor technical leaders and raise verification maturity of the organization.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Assertions

Verification signoff

Cross‑functional leadership

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Formal verification tools

Emulation

Silicon correlation

Job description

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Principal ASIC Verification Engineer

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion.

Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

The Principal ASIC Verification Engineer serves as a technical authority for verification of advanced ASICs enabling next-generation Satellite communication systems. This role sets verification strategy across one or more silicon programs and ensures robust methodologies for functionally complex, high-performance communication hardware.

• Define end-to-end verification strategy for large Satellite 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 the most complex functional failures.
• Guide development of reusable VIP, reference models, and regression automation frameworks.
• Mentor technical leaders and raise the overall verification maturity of the organization.
• Influence future verification roadmap, tool strategy, and reuse models.

Minimum 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

Base Pay Range for: CA applicants is $269,175.00 - $376,843.95 WA applicants is $269,175.00 - $376,843.95 Other site ranges may differ.

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program

Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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