Senior ASIC Verification Engineer - Space-Grade Digital ICs

InvestedintheMission; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a motivated SR. ASIC DESIGN VERIFICATION ENGINEER (SILICON ENGINEERING) to verify digital ASICs for Starlink hardware.

You will work with cross-functional teams to develop robust verification environments for space-grade chips and contribute to pre- and post-silicon validation. The role emphasizes building test plans, test harnesses, and running regressions with UVM/OVM/VMM, Python scripting for automation, and RTL verification experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• 5+ years of design verification and test bench development experience.
• Advanced degree and verification methodologies are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Verify digital ASIC at block and system level.
• Write and review test plans, develop test harnesses and sequences.
• Execute test plans, run regressions, and achieve coverage goals.
• Contribute to pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation.

Skills

Design verification

Test bench development

UVM/OVM/VMM

Object-oriented programming

Constrained random verification

Test plans & coverage

Python scripting

RTL design

Post-silicon validation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Advanced degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Tools

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a motivated SR. ASIC DESIGN VERIFICATION ENGINEER (SILICON ENGINEERING) to verify digital ASICs for Starlink hardware.

You will work with cross-functional teams to develop robust verification environments for space-grade chips and contribute to pre- and post-silicon validation. The role emphasizes building test plans, test harnesses, and running regressions with UVM/OVM/VMM, Python scripting for automation, and RTL verification experience.