Responsible for end-to-end verification of RTL designs, leading test bench architecture, mentoring engineers, and ensuring full functionality through detailed coverage analysis.
Description
For an exciting well-funded start-up, developing leading edge technology of the next generation high speed communication, we are looking for a Senior Verification Engineer to be driving into the complicated RTL design verification activity on various design aspects.
RequirementsKey responsibilities:
- Ownership of block\cluster verification end to end from scratch.
- Lead efforts of test bench architecture, Vplan definition and functional coverage.
- Work closely with the design, architecture, algo teams and other stakeholders.
- Support other team members and mentor less experienced engineers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience – a must
- Performed at last 2 or more full block/system verification cycles.
- In depth knowledge in VLSI verification flow, languages and concepts.
- Experience in data path or data protocols, specifically Ethernet - preferred
- Verification using one of the known methodologies (eRM, UVM).
Responsibilities
- Plan and perform the verification of digital design blocks according to the design specification and interacting with design engineers.
- Build verification environments using SystemVerilog and UVM.
- Identify and write all types of coverage measures for corner-cases.
- Debug the functionality with design engineers.
- Perform coverage collection and follow the metrices to close the full functionality.
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