Principal Digital Verification Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Principal Digital Verification Engineer to lead verification from planning through signoff for PMICs used in automotive and industrial applications.

The role requires expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, and coverage-driven verification, with a strong emphasis on debugging, automation, and cross-functional collaboration across global teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in semiconductor digital verification or a closely related role.
• Strong background in digital design fundamentals, FSMs, CDC, and low-power design.
• Expert in Verilog/SystemVerilog, UVM/OVM, and verification signoff.
• Experience with constrained-random and coverage-driven verification.
• Proven testbench development, drivers, monitors, and assertions.
• Familiarity with PMIC architectures and power management concepts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital verification activities from architecture to signoff.
• Define plans, environments, regressions, coverage goals, and signoff criteria.
• Review requirements, architecture specs, and implementation plans.
• Develop advanced verification environments and reusable IP.
• Create directed and constrained-random test scenarios.
• Apply SVA, formal verification, and regression analysis to resolve issues.
• Verify PMIC digital control, telemetry, safety, sequencing, and interfaces.
• Deliver verification collateral and drive productivity improvements.

Skills

Digital verification

SystemVerilog

UVM

Verilog

SoC integration

Code coverage

Python scripting

Regression automation

Debugging

Leadership

Education

BSEE

MSEE

PhD

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

UVM/OVM

UPF/CPF

Python

UNIX/Linux

VHDL

HAPS/Palladium/Zebu

Job description

Job Title

Principal Digital Verification Engineer

Primary Location

Chandler, Arizona, USA

Role Summary

The Advanced Power Systems group within NXP’s Power and Energy Business Line is seeking a Senior Digital Verification Engineer to develop next-generation Power Management ICs (PMICs) for automotive and industrial applications. This role will lead digital verification from architecture review through verification signoff, ensuring functionality, quality, reliability, and compliance.

Job Responsibility

• Lead digital verification activities and drive successful project execution from planning through signoff.
• Define verification plans, methodologies, environments, regressions, coverage goals, and signoff criteria.
• Review product requirements, architecture specifications, microarchitecture, interfaces, and implementation plans.
• Develop and maintain advanced verification environments using SystemVerilog, UVM, VIPs, scoreboards, monitors, checkers, and assertions.
• Create directed and constrained-random test scenarios to validate functionality, performance, robustness, and corner-case behavior.
• Define, implement, and analyze functional, code, and assertion coverage; drive coverage closure and signoff.
• Apply SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA), formal verification methodologies, and regression analysis to identify and resolve issues.
• Verify PMIC digital control, telemetry, diagnostics, safety, power sequencing, fault management, communication interfaces, and embedded control functions.
• Deliver verification collateral including test plans, environments, assertions, regressions, coverage reports, metrics, milestones, and requirements traceability.
• Drive methodology improvements, automation, reuse, and productivity while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across global teams.

Job Qualification

• BSEE with 8+ years, MSEE with 5+ years, or PhD with 3+ years of semiconductor industry experience.
• Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, FSMs, CDC, reset architecture, low-power design, and SoC integration.
• Expertise in Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM/OVM, and class-based verification methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of constrained-random, coverage-driven verification, regression automation, and verification signoff.
• Hands-on experience developing testbenches, drivers, monitors, scoreboards, assertions, and reusable verification IP.
• Experience with SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA), formal verification techniques, and low-power verification methodologies such as UPF/CPF.
• Knowledge of industry-standard protocols including AMBA, I²C, SPI, UART, CAN, LIN, DDR, and PCIe.
• Proficiency in Python, Perl, and UNIX/Linux shell scripting for automation.
• Familiarity with FPGA, emulation, or prototyping platforms such as HAPS, Palladium, or Zebu is a plus.
• Understanding of PMIC architectures and power management concepts is highly desirable.
• Experience using AI/LLM-based technologies to improve engineering productivity is a plus.
• Strong analytical, debugging, problem-solving, communication, leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Company Information

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. For more information, please visit our website https://www.nxp.com Career Development Opportunities Bright Minds. Bright Futures. We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills. Visit our careers website for more job information.

Commitment At NXP

We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality.

Equal Opportunity Statement

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality.