Senior Design Verification Engineer

ams-OSRAM USA Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ams OSRAM USA Inc. in Plano, TX seeks a Senior Staff Design Verification Engineer to lead verification for complex semiconductor products.

The role centers on SystemVerilog/UVM-based verification, driving planning, coverage, and debugging from spec to tapeout in a senior IC environment. You will architect reusable verification environments, develop assertions and scoreboards, perform full-chip verification, and collaborate with Design, Architecture, AMS, Firmware, and Validation teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in a related technical field with 8+ or 10+ years of experience.
• Expert-level SystemVerilog and UVM; strong coverage and debug skills.
• Experience in ASIC/SoC verification from spec to tapeout.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive DV plans, verification strategies, and signoff criteria.
• Architect, implement, and maintain reusable UVM environments.
• Develop assertions, scoreboards, checkers, and coverage models.
• Perform block-, subsystem-, and full-chip verification.
• Analyze architecture specs and derive verification requirements.
• Debug complex RTL, testbench, and integration issues.
• Collaborate with Design, Architecture, AMS, Firmware and Validation teams.
• Communicate verification status, risks, and closure metrics.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Functional coverage

Debug root-cause

Scoreboards

Monitors

Agents

Coverage models

Block-level verification

Full-chip verification

Verification planning

ASIC/SoC

RTL review

Python scripting

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Job description

Requisition ID24741-Posted11/06/2026

The ams OSRAM Group is a global leader in innovative light and sensor solutions. As a specialist in Digital Photonics, we combine technological excellence with state-of-the-art global manufacturing capabilities to offer our customers the broadest portfolio of digital emitter and sensor technologies. Globally, our teams develop groundbreaking solutions aligned with societal megatrends like intelligent mobility, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, smart health, and robotics.

At ams OSRAM, employees are part of a highly innovative, international technology environment. Diverse teams, a high degree of ownership, and exciting challenges provide the opportunity to grow, develop, and make a real difference. Because behind our innovations are people who carry something special inside and who bring their unique strengths to work every day.

Show the world what you are made of.

Your new responsibilities

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Staff Design Verification Engineer to drive and collaborate on verification activities for complex semiconductor products. This is a senior individual contributor role focused on delivering high-quality verification solutions for advanced digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits.

The ideal candidate will be an expert in SystemVerilog and UVM-based verification methodologies, capable of independently driving verification planning, execution, coverage closure, and debug activities from specification through tapeout. The role offers the opportunity to grow into technical leadership through influence, expertise, and ownership of critical verification deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:
Verification Planning and Execution

• Develop comprehensive Design Verification (DV) plans and verification strategies; define verification scope, coverage goals and signoff criteria
• Identify and mitigate functional verification risks

Verification Environment Development

• Architect, implement, and maintain reusable UVM-based environments
• Develop assertions, scoreboards, checkers, and coverage models
• Perform block-level, subsystem-level, and full-chip verification
• Analyze architecture specifications and derive verification requirements
• Debug complex RTL, testbench, and integration issues

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Design, Architecture, AMS, Firmware, and Validation teams
• Participate in design reviews and verification reviews; support customer technical discussions
• Communicate verification status, risks, and closure metrics

Who we are looking for

Education and Experience

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field with 8+ years of relevant industry experience (preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field with10+ years of relevant industry experience (minimum qualification)

Required Technical Skills

• Expert-level proficiency in SystemVerilog and UVM
• Strong knowledge of functional coverage development and coverage-driven verification
• Strong debug and root-cause analysis skills
• Creation of scoreboards, monitors, agents, predictors, and coverage models
• Block-level, subsystem-level, and full-chip verification experience
• Verification planning and execution from specification through signoff
• Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals and ASIC/SoC architectures
• Experience reviewing RTL and identifying verification risks
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Tcl

Why Join Us

You will contribute to the verification of next-generation sensor and semiconductor products while working with a highly experienced engineering team. This role offers significant technical ownership, opportunities to shape verification methodology, and a path toward future technical leadership within the organization.