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Principal Verification Engineer

United States, California, Mountain View💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead pre-silicon verification for custom Intellectual Property (IP) and Subsystem components, focusing on architectural and micro-architectural functions for AI components.

Role type

Principal Verification Engineer (Pre-silicon)

Builds

Custom IP and Subsystem components for AI SoCs

Domain

Semiconductor / Hardware Design Verification

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

UVM, constrained random stimulus, scoreboards, checkers, assertions, RTL debugging, simulation/emulation environments, scripting (Python, Bash, Perl, Zsh), AMBA/AXI protocols, interconnect fabrics, NOCs

Preferred skills

AI/Machine Learning SoC experience, formal verification, coverage analysis

Technologies

UVM, Verilog, Python, Bash, Perl, Zsh, AMBA, AXI

Responsibilities

Lead pre-silicon verification team for custom IP and Subsystem components; Collaborate with architecture and design teams to ensure implementation meets intent; Write, execute, enhance, and debug constrained random stimulus, scoreboards, checkers, and assertions; Develop UVM components to interface between test code and verification simulation environments; Provide technical leadership through mentorship and teamwork.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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