Sr. Modem Design Verification Engineer
About The Position
The Wireless PHYMAC team is responsible for designing the digital components of Silicon Labs’ low power energy-efficient wireless products. Our team focuses on building efficient, high-performance digital systems that enable wireless connectivity across applications such as smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities. The team operates in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment, working closely with system architects, analog/RF designers, firmware engineers, and product teams to deliver robust and scalable wireless solutions. By working at the intersection of digital design and wireless systems, the team plays a critical role in advancing the future of connected devices. As a Senior Modem Design Verification Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the functional correctness and performance of digital modem designs used in Silicon Labs’ low-power wireless products. You will work closely with design, architecture, and system teams to develop verification strategies, build robust test environments, and debug complex issues across the PHY/MAC layers. This role offers the opportunity to contribute throughout the product lifecycle—from early design through silicon bring-up—while working on cutting-edge wireless technologies that power next-generation connected devices.
Requirements
- BSEE/CE or a related field
- Solid understanding of digital design fundamentals and verification concepts
- 5–8 years of experience in digital design verification, with a focus on modem or wireless PHY designs preferred
- Experience with SystemVerilog and UVM or similar verification methodologies
- Strong debugging skills with experience analyzing simulation results and identifying root causes
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python or Perl for automation
- Basic understanding of wireless communication systems or digital signal processing concepts
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
Nice To Haves
- Experience verifying wireless standards such as BLE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or similar technologies
- Experience with advanced verification techniques such as constrained-random, coverage-driven verification, and SystemVerilog assertions (SVA)
- Familiarity with C/C++ or MATLAB for algorithm modeling and reference model development
- Experience with mixed-signal or system-level verification, including co-simulation with analog/RF components
- Exposure to post-silicon validation, lab bring-up, and correlation with pre-silicon results
- Experience with low-power design verification and power-aware methodologies
Responsibilities
- Define and execute verification strategies for digital modem designs across key wireless use cases
- Develop and maintain scalable verification environments using SystemVerilog/UVM or similar methodologies
- Create test plans, test benches, and stimuli to achieve high functional and coverage closure
- Debug and analyze design issues, working closely with design and architecture teams to resolve them
- Track and drive functional and code coverage to ensure verification completeness
- Collaborate cross-functionally with firmware, validation, and system teams to ensure correct system behavior
- Support silicon bring-up and correlate pre-silicon verification with post-silicon results
- Continuously improve verification methodologies, tools, and automation workflows
Benefits
- Great medical (Choice of PPO or Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA), dental and vision plans
- Highly competitive salary
- 401k plan with match and Roth plan option
- Equity rewards (RSUs)
- Life/AD&D and disability coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Adoption assistance
- Back-Up childcare
- Additional benefit options (Commuter benefits, Legal benefits, Pet insurance)
- Flexible PTO schedule
- 3 paid volunteer days per year
- Charitable contribution match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free downtown parking
- Onsite gym
- Monthly wellness offerings
- Free snacks
- Monthly company updates with our CEO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
