Staff Engineer, Design Verification

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The Design Verification team works on verifying and validating the design for our POCs, leveraging the latest methodology and tools for verification in the market.  The candidate will work in a team that empowers its core members to use traditional techniques with innovative approaches to get the work done. We do not shy away from new ideas and methodologies as soon as they work for our purposes. As part of our research, one of our goals is to develop new techniques, and solutions and explore new concepts like AI applied to Verification.

What You’ll Do

• Participate in verification strategy and methodology definitions
• Write Test plans, and participate on test plan definitions
• Responsible for the verification of modules/subsystems of design Modules
• Architect test benches, create test plans, implement test bench components in UVM
• Execute the verification per plan to the closure
• Work closely with architects and design engineers to define verification requirements, and to close functional and code coverage targets.
• Work on constraints creation using SVA for functional Coverage
• Provide support in post silicon bring up and debug
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned.

Location: Onsite at our San Jose office/headquarters 5 days a week 

Reports to: Principal Engineer

What You Bring

• Bachelor in Electrical, Computer Science or related with 10+ years of experience or Master in Electrical, Computer Science, or related Science with 8+ years of Industry Experience or PhD in Electrical, Computer Science, or related Science with 5+ years of Industry Experience Preferred.
• Experience in UVM
• Strong language skills including C++, SystemVerilog
• Experience in logic and SoC verification from planning to closure
• Good understanding of verification flows and tools
• Experience and/or knowledge of the emerging technologies (CXL, Computation in memory and storage, AI LLM accelerators, etc.) in server memory and storage systems
• Highly motivated with good verbal and written communication skills
• Creativity in problem-solving
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to our people's situation and diverse global norms.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support, and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.

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