Principal Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 148,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Chandler, AZ seeks a semiconductor engineering professional to drive design, development, and verification for advanced mixed-signal devices. The role centers on digital verification and the creation of robust UVM environments.

Responsibilities include developing drivers, monitors, checkers, and assertions; running top-level simulations; studying device specs for full coverage; and coordinating regression testing, bug reporting, and verification reviews with design leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
• Five (5) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in engineering roles such as Engineer, Design Engineer, or Verification Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Perform semiconductor engineering design, development, and testing for firm products and devices.
• Participate in digital functional verification of mixed-signal circuit designs.
• Develop the UVM simulation environment (drivers, monitors, checkers, and assertions).
• Bridge with mixed signal verification and top-level simulations per verification plan.
• Study device under test specifications to ensure 100% coverage prior tape-out.
• Create and maintain regression test suites, report bugs, and drive fixes and reviews.

Skills

ARM multi-processor

Serial protocols

SOC testbench

SystemVerilog

UVM verification

GLS simulations

ASIC verification

Regression management

C-based testing

SPI interface

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Duties: Perform semiconductor engineering design, development, and testing for firm products and devices in conjunction with product development for the electronic communications industry. Participate in the digital functional verification of NXP’s mixed-signal circuit designs. Responsible for developing the UVM simulation environment (drivers, monitors, checkers, and assertions) and bridge with mixed signal verification. Develop and run digital and top-level simulations according to the verification plan. Collaborate with design leaders to define the IP test specification. Study specification of the device under test and ensure 100% coverage prior tape-out. Create and maintain regression test suites, report bugs, propose solutions and following their resolution, and prepare and hold design verification review.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or Computer Engineering (with related variants such as VLSI or Physics), foreign equivalent or related field.

Five (5) years of progressive, post baccalaureate experience in job offered, Engineer, Design Engineer, Verification Engineer, or closely related field..

Required skills

• ARM processor with multi-processor intraction;
• Serial communication protocol (I2C,SPI,SPMI,UART);
• SOC Testbench;
• System Verilog;
• UVM Verification;
• GLS simulations and debug features;
• ASIC design verification;
• Regression management and artifact tracking;
• C-based test development; and
• SPI interface.

Salary: $174,070 per year.

More information about NXP in the United States…

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.