Senior ASIC Verification Architect for Space Communications

Blue Origin; United States; Remote; USD 269,000 - 377,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal ASIC Verification Engineer to define and lead end-to-end verification for satellite communication ASICs/SoCs. You will set verification strategy, drive methodologies, and ensure robust signoff across blocks and SoCs while collaborating with design, architecture, firmware, and validation teams.

You will mentor engineers, advance reusable VIP and regression frameworks, and influence future tool strategies.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Assertions

Verification signoff

Technical leadership

Cross-functional communication

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

None specified

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal ASIC Verification Engineer to define and lead end-to-end verification for satellite communication ASICs/SoCs. You will set verification strategy, drive methodologies, and ensure robust signoff across blocks and SoCs while collaborating with design, architecture, firmware, and validation teams.

You will mentor engineers, advance reusable VIP and regression frameworks, and influence future tool strategies.