Sr. Staff Engineer, Design Verification

Ambiq Micro Inc; Town of Texas (WI); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Sr. Staff Engineer for Design Verification, responsible for ensuring high-quality verification of digital and mixed-signal designs in IoT applications. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience, with proficiency in system architecture, test case development, and advanced debugging techniques. Telecommuting is permitted, and some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience required.
• Ability to verify subsystem coverage and implementation skills.
• Experience with C-based verification in an SoC environment.

Responsibilities

• Verify digital and mixed-signal designs, including systems-on-chip.
• Develop test plans and execute SoC-based verification.
• Automate the test environment for randomized testing.

Skills

Test case development

SystemVerilog (UVM)

Verilog

C/C++

Python

Perl

Education

Bachelor degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering

Job description

Description

Sr. Staff Engineer, Design Verification position with Ambiq Micro, Inc. in Austin, Texas; various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S.

Duties: Responsible for verifying digital and mixed-signal designs, including systems-on-chip with multiple CPUs, digital signal processors, security hardware, and other logic for IoT applications. Assumes full ownership of DV tasks and delivers high-quality results. Develop test plans at block, sub-system, and chip level. Execute SoC-based verification at full chip. Write C-based lib packages and tests. Architect and implement scalable and reusable test benches using SystemVerilog and UVM. Develop comprehensive test cases, stimulus generation, and checkers to achieve high coverage. Automating the test environment for randomized testing and scoreboarding. Utilize advanced debugging techniques to identify and resolve design and verification issues. Perform root-cause analysis and work with design teams to fix identified issues. Define and track functional and code coverage metrics to ensure thorough verification. Ensure that verification quality meets or exceeds industry standards and project requirements.

Requirements

• Education and Experience: Bachelor degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering, or a related field, or its foreign equivalent, and 8 years of relevant experience.

Must also have:

• Ability to develop testcases
• Languages: SystemVerilog (UVM), Verilog, C/C++, Python, Perl or Makefile
• Background to be able to verify the subsystem on chip set coverage implementation and closure skills
• C-based verification in an SoC environment is required

Telecommuting permitted from anywhere within the U.S. May be required to relocate. Domestic travel up to 5% per year. Ambiq Micro, Inc. is an EOE.