Senior Verification Engineer

NXP Semiconductors • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is within the MME MCU/MPU Digital IP team. We develop best-in-class digital IPs for NXP’s automotive and advanced microcontroller businesses, delivering sensor and processing technologies that enable secure, connected vehicles today and autonomous vehicles of the future. The role involves driving a “zero-defect” mindset across the verification team, providing technical leadership and guidance on complex verification challenges, and mentoring and growing a small team of engineers.

Requirements

• BSEE with 5+ years of semiconductor industry experience, or MSEE with 3+ years of experience, or PhD with 1+ years of experience
• Knowledge of protocols such as DDR, PCIe, AMBA (CHI, ACE, AXI)
• Strong expertise in Verilog, SystemVerilog (VHDL is a plus)
• Experience with OVM/UVM and class-based verification methodologies
• Experience with formal verification methodologies
• Experience leveraging AI/LLM-based approaches to improve engineering efficiency
• Test pattern debugging and validation on simulation and automated test environments
• Scripting in Python, Perl, and UNIX/Linux
• Familiarity with functional and code coverage methodologies

Nice To Haves

• VHDL is a plus
• Familiarity with major simulation and debug tools is a plus

Responsibilities

• Define and execute verification plans
• Develop and implement verification testbenches
• Develop testbench components such as drivers, monitors, and scoreboards, and leverage advanced UVM VIPs
• Develop directed and constrained-random stimulus
• Analyze RTL, functional coverage, and assertion coverage results
• Define and develop functional coverage models
• Develop and maintain SystemVerilog assertions (SVA)
• Apply formal verification methodologies
• Demonstrate strong debugging skills, including failure reproduction and root-cause analysis
• Exhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills; familiarity with major simulation and debug tools is a plus

Benefits

• online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills
• programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior