Senior Verification Engineer
NXP Semiconductors•Austin, TX
•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.
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
- Low-power verification using CPF/UPF
- Scripting in Python, Perl, and UNIX/Linux
Nice To Haves
- Experience with FPGA/emulation/prototyping platforms (e.g., HAPS, Palladium, Zebu) is a plus
- Understanding of power management concepts
- Familiarity with functional and code coverage methodologies
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
- Drive a “zero-defect” mindset across the verification team
- Provide technical leadership and guidance on complex verification challenges
- Mentor and grow a small team of engineers
- Partner with local and global SoC and IP teams to drive best practices and continuous productivity improvements
- Demonstrate outstanding problem-solving and analytical capabilities
Benefits
- online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
