We are seeking an experienced and innovative Design Verification Engineer to join a world-class silicon design verification team. This role partners closely with digital and analog designers, systems and applications engineers, firmware/software teams, and manufacturing test to deliver high-quality mixed-signal IC solutions. You will be responsible for end-to-end functional verification across block-level and chip-level designs, contributing to advanced verification methodologies and infrastructure.
This position offers exposure to multiple verification domains including UVM-based testbench development, formal verification, hardware emulation/acceleration, gate-level simulations, and software-driven verification in a highly collaborative and technically rigorous environment.
Responsibilities:
- Develop comprehensive verification plans aligned with design and system requirements.
- Perform functional verification of custom mixed-signal ASICs at block and chip level.
- Design and implement UVM-based testbenches, including infrastructure, scoreboards, checkers, and assertions.
- Create directed and constrained-random test suites to ensure robust functional coverage.
- Implement, analyze, and drive functional and code coverage, including coverage closure.
- Conduct failure analysis, regression triage, and debug, resolving functional and timing-related issues.
- Run and debug gate-level simulations, including timing violations and back-annotation issues.
- Develop and maintain digital and mixed-signal behavioral models to support verification.
- Support verification flow and infrastructure development, including regressions and automation.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with digital/analog design, systems, applications, firmware/software, and manufacturing test teams.
- Contribute to both pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation efforts.
- Proactively improve verification methodologies, processes, and best practices.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Bachelor’s with 7+ years of relevant experience.
- Master’s with 5+ years of relevant experience.
- PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- Significant industry experience in silicon design and/or ASIC verification.
- Strong proficiency with HDLs: Verilog and/or VHDL.
- Strong proficiency with HVLs: SystemVerilog with UVM (or OVM/AVM/Vera).
- Solid understanding of digital design principles and system architecture.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Testbench architecture and stimulus generation.
- Regression execution and debug.
- Coverage analysis and closure.
- Ability to work effectively in a cross-disciplinary, team-oriented environment.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
- Experience verifying mixed-signal ASICs in complex SoC environments.
- Knowledge of signal processing concepts relevant to mixed-signal designs.
- Experience with SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA).
- Exposure to or hands-on experience with:
- Formal verification
- Hardware emulation or acceleration
- Software-driven verification
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate, debug, and improve verification flows and methodologies.
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Cirrus Logic is nestled in the trendy West 6th neighborhood of Downtown Austin. Steps from our headquarters, you'll find incredible restaurants and nightlife, eclectic boutiques, independent book and record stores and the flagship Whole Foods Market and the Lady Bird Lake hike-and-bike trail.
Cirrus Logic Austin, Texas, USA Office
Cirrus Logic is nestled in the trendy West 6th neighborhood of Downtown Austin. Steps from our headquarters, you'll find incredible restaurants and nightlife, eclectic boutiques, independent book and record stores and the flagship Whole Foods Market and the Lady Bird Lake hike-and-bike trail.
Cirrus Logic Austin, Texas, USA Office
Cirrus Logic is nestled in the trendy West 6th neighborhood of Downtown Austin. Steps from our headquarters, you'll find incredible restaurants and nightlife, eclectic boutiques, independent book and record stores and the flagship Whole Foods Market and the Lady Bird Lake hike-and-bike trail.
Cirrus Logic Austin, Texas, USA Office
Just blocks away from ACL and hike and bike trails. Tons of restaurants and close to public transporation.
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