Sr Principal Mixed Signal Verification Engineer

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Power Management division is seeking an experienced Top-level Design Verification Engineer to create next-generation PMIC designs for Mobile, Consumer, IOT, and Industrial applications. The role emphasizes mixed-signal verification, robust test plans, and strong customer collaboration.

Hybrid position with onsite days at Richardson, TX or San Jose, CA. Requires 15+ years in AMS design/verification and expertise in UVM, Spice/Spectre, and VerilogAMS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with AMS focus.
• 15+ years in AMS design or verification.
• Proficiency in UVM environments with test cases and coverage.
• Experience with power-management blocks (LDO, DC-DC, Bandgaps).
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.
• Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as customer-facing for catalog and custom PMICs.
• Develop and execute metric-driven verification plans.
• Develop constrained random tests and checkers in UVM.
• Build RNM/VerilogAMS models to support TL simulation.
• Collaborate with design/test teams to resolve issues.
• Ensure device first-pass testability.
• Continuously improve verification methodologies.
• Automate verification tasks where applicable.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Debugging skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

UVM environments

Spice/Spectre

VerilogAMS

Co-simulation tools

Simulation debugging

Job description

If you are looking for a challenging and exciting career in the world of technology, then look no further. Skyworks is an innovator of high-performance analog semiconductors whose solutions are powering the wireless networking revolution. Through our broad technology expertise and one of the most extensive product portfolios in the industry, we are Connecting Everyone and Everything, All the Time.

At Skyworks, you will find a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on global collaboration, minimal layers of management, and the freedom to make meaningful contributions in a setting that encourages creative thinking. We are excited about the opportunity to work with you and glad you want to be part of a team of talented individuals who together are changing the way the world communicates.

Requisition ID: 78843

Description

Skyworks Power Management division, focused on Power loss protection, PMICs, Motor Control, and Battery Management solutions for a wide range of Mobile, Consumer, IOT and Industrial applications, is looking for an experienced Top-level Design Verification Engineer to create next generation and world-class designs in power management solutions.

This is a hybrid position where the expectation is to be onsite multiple days a week at either our Richardson TX or San Jose CA office.

Responsibilities

• Serve as customer-facing for catalog and custom power-management ICs including motor driver, power-loss protection, point of load, and battery management IC solutions.
• Develop and execute metric-driven design verification plans based upon IC functional, performance, and test specifications, with a strong focus on the customer use-case.
• Develop constrained random tests and automated checkers within our TLDV UVM environment.
• Build high performance, accurate RNM, or VerilogAMS models to support TL simulation.
• Collaborate with design team to resolve issues identified during verification.
• Partner with internal design and test teams to ensure device first-pass testability.
• Continuously improve and align verification methodologies with industry best practices
• Automate verification tasks where applicable.

Required Experience And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with strong focus on mixed-signal circuit design and verification.
• 15+ years of experience or an equivalent amount of advanced education and experience in AMS design or verification of analog and power-management ICs.
• Proficiency in UVM environments, including test cases, coverage models, and global checkers.
• In-depth knowledge of power-management building blocks such as LDO, Amplifiers, Bandgaps, DCDC regulators, Oscillators, and asynchronous state machines.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Expertise in mixed-signal concepts such as Spice/Spectre and event-based simulator, co-simulation environment, simulation debug, silicon debug.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.

Desired Experience And Skills

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with strong focus on mixed-signal circuit design and verification.
• Experience in Top-Down Design Methodology.
• Proficiency in shell or Python scripting.
• Familiarity with SV-UDN/EENET modeling techniques.
• Experience with both GUI and command-line simulation flows.
• Proficiency with SV Assertions and Functional coverage.
• Understanding integration of AI into a verification workflow.

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is currently USD $135,900 - $295,000 per year. Starting base pay will depend on relevant experience and skills, training and education, business needs, market demands, the ultimate job duties and requirements, and work location. Skyworks has different base pay ranges for different work locations in the U.S. Benefits include access to healthcare benefits (including a premium-free medical plan option), a 401(k) plan and company match, an employee stock purchase plan, paid time off (including vacation, sick/wellness, parental leave), among others. Employees are eligible to participate in an incentive plan, and certain roles are also eligible for additional awards, including recognition and stock. These incentives and awards are based on individual and/or company performance.

Skyworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Skyworks strives to create an accessible workplace; if you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].