UVM Digital Verification Engineer
About The Position
Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com . Job Description Summary: Draper’s Digital Design Team is seeking a motivated and experienced UVM Digital Verification Engineer to tackle novel verification challenges in FPGAs and ASICs. In this role, you will apply modern verification strategies to complex digital and mixed-signal designs in the areas of embedded security, cryptography, signal and image processing, navigation and communications. Job Description: Duties/Responsibilities Design and simulate circuits at transistor-level to implement architecture and requirement specifications Contribute to system-level design Optimize hardware designs for performance, power, and cost Evaluate the hardware feasibility of complex algorithms and requirements Contribute to complex chip architectures and designs Contribute to efforts to drive solutions to complex problems - develop requirements, propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements Perform or guide physical layout, including floor-planning, and simulate circuits using extracted parasitics. Perform other duties as assigned You will develop verification approaches, author and execute verification plans, and use formal analysis tools. You will work in multi-disciplinary teams with opportunities to learn, grow and contribute to a variety of projects. Join us as we develop the next generation of digital and embedded hardware platforms.
Requirements
- Proficiency in integrated circuit design
- Understanding of integrated circuits, semiconductors, and general computer architecture
- Ability to write detailed design specifications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent mathematical skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and time management skills to achieve program goals
- Requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related field.
- Requires 3-5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 0-2 years of experience with a master's degree in Integrated Circuits or ASIC Hardware Engineering or related.
- Fluent in System Verilog including SVA
- Recent experience with UVM/UVMF
- Familiarity with at least one major industry simulator (Questasim, Xcelium, VCS)
- Familiarity with at least one IEEE bus standard.
- Experience with DDR3/DDR4, Amba Axi protocols
- Firm grasp of constrained-random testing and coverage-driven verification
- Experience with formal analysis
- Practice using Python, Perl, Bash or other scripting languages
- Ability to work in a Linux environment
- Strong analysis and problem-solving skills
- Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Masters degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Design and simulate circuits at transistor-level to implement architecture and requirement specifications
- Contribute to system-level design
- Optimize hardware designs for performance, power, and cost
- Evaluate the hardware feasibility of complex algorithms and requirements
- Contribute to complex chip architectures and designs
- Contribute to efforts to drive solutions to complex problems - develop requirements, propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements
- Perform or guide physical layout, including floor-planning, and simulate circuits using extracted parasitics.
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Develop verification and test plans
- Develop UVM Agents for proprietary buses
- Instantiate VIPs for industry standard buses
- Work in both block-level/chip-level UVM testbench environment
- Work with RTL designers to resolve simulation issues
- Implement cover groups according to design requirements
- Work on code and functional coverage closures to achieve 100%
- Perform code reviews and to mentor junior engineers in the group
Benefits
- Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
