Lead Design Verification Engineer

The Opportunity

We're looking for the Wavemakers of tomorrow.

Alphawave Semi enables tomorrow’s future by accelerating the critical data communication at the heart of our digital world – from seamless video streaming to AI to the metaverse and much more. Our technology powers product innovation in the most data-demanding industries today, including data centers, networking, storage, artificial intelligence, 5G wireless infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles. Customers partner with us for mission-critical data communication, our innovative technologies, and our proven track record. Together, we enable the next generation of digital technology.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge ARM-based SoC designs.
• Work with a team in a high-impact, fast-paced environment.
• Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities.
• Work alongside some of the best minds in the semiconductor industry.

What You'll Do

• Lead team of verification engineers verifying our ARM/RISC based multi-CPU SoCs in an inclusive team environment.
• Own and oversee the end-to-end verification flow from verification plan creation to gate level simulations and sign-off for tape-out.
• Work with third party vendors and IP suppliers to verify both at compute subsystem level and SoC-level of the design.
• Collaborate with the design team to develop verification requirements and define critical feature scopes.
• Develop scalable testbench components for verifying critical RTL and firmware features using UVM.
• Develop test cases to verify SoC and subsystem in ASIC RTL and FPGA environments.
• Support Emulation and FPGA teams on verification of compute subsystem and SoC.
• Perform multi-power domain, multi-voltage domain RTL and gate level simulations.
• Define VIP requirements and work with vendors for integration and support.
• Mentor junior team members.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of ASIC design verification experience.
• Extensive experience in building reusable testbenches and strong debugging skills.
• Demonstrable expertise in processor-based SoC verification.
• Proficiency in UVM, System Verilog, VHDL, Verilog, C.
• Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools and methodologies for design verification.
• Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

It Would Be Amazing If You Had

• Experience with Multi Core CPU SoC verification.
• Knowledge of verification of Arm CPUs such as Neoverse, coherent NoCs, such as CMN, and NCore.
• Understanding of peripherals and protocols including PCIe, CXL, AMBA AXI & CHI, I2C, SPI, USB, NVMe, eMMC, JTAG/SW, Ethernet.
• Hands on experience in supporting SoC bring up in lab targeting different test cases and actively debugging issues on bench setup.
• Managed DV activities across different teams at Subsystem as well as Top level verification setup.

We have a flexible work environment to support and help employees thrive in personal and professional capacities.

Salary and Benefits

Your contribution will be recognized with a base salary within the range of $140,000 to $210,000 annually as It is influenced by your qualifications, experience, location, and the internal equity of our team to ensure fairness and consistency across roles. In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, employees are also eligible for additional compensation opportunities, including a short-term incentive program, Retirement & Saving Programs and participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described as per below:

Health & Wellness

Our programs emphasize knowledge and prevention, helping you stay proactive and prepared to manage your health at every stage.

• Comprehensive health plans
• Wellness Spending Account (WSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Time Off

We value the importance of rest and recharge, which is why we offer flexible time off options to support your well-being.

• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Alphawave Semi is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all applicants regardless of age, gender, race, disability, or other protected characteristics. We value diversity and provide accommodations during the recruitment process.

About Us

Alphawave Semi enables tomorrow’s future by accelerating the critical data communication at the heart of our digital world – from seamless video streaming to AI to the metaverse and much more. Our technology powers product innovation in the most data demanding industries today including data centers, networking, storage, artificial intelligence, 5G wireless infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles. Customers partner with us for mission critical data communication, our innovative technologies, and proven track record. Together, we enable the next generation of digital technology.

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