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Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior FPGA Verification Engineer with 4–8 years of experience to design, develop, and execute comprehensive verification strategies for complex FPGA designs. This role requires solid hands-on expertise in SystemVerilog and UVM, testbench architecture, and cross-functional collaboration with design and system teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain SystemVerilog/UVM-based verification environments for FPGA block-level and top-level designs
- Create and execute verification plans, directed and constrained-random test scenarios, assertions, and functional coverage
- Perform simulation-based verification of FPGA designs using industry-standard simulators
- Drive debug and root-cause analysis of functional issues and work closely with FPGA RTL designers
- Integrate and maintain VIPs, scoreboards, checkers, and reference models
- Support FPGA bring-up, validation, and debug activities on FPGA platforms and evaluation boards
- Review FPGA RTL, verification code, and test plans to ensure quality and completeness
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to FPGA verification best practices
- Support regression runs, coverage closure, and release signoff
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
Experience:
4–8 years of hands-on experience in functional verification
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with cadence tools like Xcelium
- Familiarity with Xilinx Vivado
- Experience wi