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Sr Staff COE Verification Engineer

San Diego, CA💼 Full-time💰 $135,900–$201,130🗓 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-29

Core

Design, verify, and deliver IP subsystem building blocks for PCIe/CXL controllers and fabric-level subsystems to power advanced custom chips for hyperscale cloud, AI, and data center customers.

Role type

Sr Staff IC verification engineer (PCIe/CXL protocols)

Builds

Production-ready IP subsystems for PCIe Gen6/Gen7 and CXL 3.0/4.0

Domain

Semiconductor / Custom Compute and Storage / Data Center

Required skills

System Verilog, UVM methodology, PCIe protocol architecture, CXL protocol architecture, ASIC/SoC verification, digital design fundamentals, simulation debugging, coverage-driven verification (CDV)

Preferred skills

System Verilog Assertions (SVA), performance modeling, emulation platforms (Palladium, Veloce), scripting (Python/Perl/Shell), low-power verification (UPF)

Technologies

UVM, System Verilog, PCIe VIP, CXL VIP, Python, Shell, Palladium, Veloce

Responsibilities

Develop and execute verification plans for high-speed memory interfaces; Build and enhance UVM/System Verilog-based verification environments; Perform protocol-level verification for PCIe controllers and PHY interfaces; Debug complex failures using waveforms, logs, and protocol analyzers; Drive functional, code, and assertion coverage closure; Collaborate with design and architecture teams to ensure spec compliance and coverage closure.

Seniority

Sr Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship

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