Design Verification Engineer-System Verilog/UVM

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THE ROLE:

As a member of the Front-End Verification team, you will play a critical role in validating the functional correctness of next-generation AMD/Xilinx programmable devices. Working across a multi-site, global engineering organization, you will drive high-quality verification execution from feature definition through silicon readiness.

THE PERSON:

You are passionate about digital design and advanced verification methodologies. You thrive in collaborative, cross-functional environments and communicate effectively across sites and time zones. With strong analytical and problem-solving skills, you take ownership of complex technical challenges and are motivated to continuously learn and improve.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Collaborate with architects, hardware and firmware engineers to understand the new features to be verified 
• Take ownership of block level verification tasks
• Define test plans, test benches, and tests using System Verilog and UVM
• Debug RTL and Gate simulations and work with HW and SW development teams to verify fixes
• Review functional and code coverage metrics to meet the coverage requirements
• Develop and improve existing verification flows and environments

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:  

• Strong understanding of computer architecture and logic design
• Knowledge of Verilog, system Verilog and UVM is a must
• Strong understanding of state of the art verification techniques, including assertion and constraint-random metric-driven verification
• Working knowledge of C/C++ and Assembly programming languages
• Exposure to scripting (python preferred) for post-processing and automation
• Experience with gate level simulation, power and reset verification  

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:  

• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering or a related field

LOCATION:San Jose, CA 

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This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.