Principal Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; United States; On-site; USD 147,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is seeking a qualified engineer to design, develop, and test semiconductor products for the electronic communications market. You will participate in digital functional verification of mixed-signal designs and create a robust UVM-based verification environment with drivers, monitors, checkers, and assertions.

You will collaborate with design leaders to define IP test specs, study device test requirements, and ensure 100% coverage prior to tape-out.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

ARM multi-processor

Serial protocols

SystemVerilog

UVM verification

GLS simulations

ASIC design verification

Regression management

C-based test development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering

Tools

SOC Testbench

SystemVerilog

UVM

GLS simulations

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;
• SPI interface.

Salary:

$174,070 per year.

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.

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, visit www.nxp.com

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