Senior ASIC Verification Architect for Spaceborne SoCs

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 269,000 - 377,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal ASIC Verification Engineer to set verification strategy for advanced ASIC/SoC programs powering space-based communications. You will lead cross-functional teams to drive coverage, ensure robust signoff, and mentor engineers across the organization.

The role requires expert SystemVerilog/UVM knowledge, 12+ years of ASIC/SoC verification, and a track record of multiple tape-outs with high-performance hardware.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or 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.
• 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

Chip/tape-out leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal ASIC Verification Engineer to set verification strategy for advanced ASIC/SoC programs powering space-based communications. You will lead cross-functional teams to drive coverage, ensure robust signoff, and mentor engineers across the organization.

The role requires expert SystemVerilog/UVM knowledge, 12+ years of ASIC/SoC verification, and a track record of multiple tape-outs with high-performance hardware.