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Principal Silicon Design Verification Engineer

United States, California, Mountain View💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-19 → 2026-09-25

Core

Own development of C/C++ test content, pre-silicon verification strategy, and SystemVerilog/UVM environments for security IP blocks and SoC integration.

Role type

Principal Silicon Design Verification Engineer

Builds

Production verification environments and test content for secure boot, key management, and processor/bus interactions

Domain

Semiconductor hardware design verification (Silicon DV)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

C/C++ programming, SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained-random testing, formal verification, gate-level verification, coverage signoff, Python scripting, FPGA prototyping, hardware debugging

Preferred skills

Security IP knowledge, AMBA protocols, emulation, post-silicon validation, assembly/startup code, JTAG

Technologies

SystemVerilog, UVM, C, C++, Python, Makefiles, linker scripts, FPGA, JTAG

Responsibilities

Develop C/C++ test content for subsystem and SoC levels, architect and extend SystemVerilog/UVM environments, drive coverage signoff, mentor engineers, improve verification efficiency via automation

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship

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