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Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Verification and Methodology

Lexington, KY, USAFull-time2026-10-01 → 2026-10-24

Core

Lead functional verification for advanced integrated circuits (ASIC, SoC, FPGA) by defining strategies, architecting testbenches, and ensuring quality sign-off.

Role type

Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Verification and Methodology

Builds

Reusable SystemVerilog UVM environments, scalable testbenches, and verification methodologies for global development sites.

Domain

Semiconductor / Hardware Design / Digital Verification

Required skills

SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained-random verification, assertion-based verification, functional coverage, object-oriented testbench architecture, verification strategy, specification-to-test translation, hardware-software interaction debugging

Preferred skills

Experience with global distributed teams, automation of tool flows, metric-driven coverage closure

Technologies

SystemVerilog, UVM, OVM, Verdi, VCS, Questa, Xcelium

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end verification strategy from requirements analysis through sign-off; Architect reusable SystemVerilog UVM environments and scalable object-oriented testbenches; Implement constrained-random and assertion-based verification with robust functional coverage; Drive metric-driven coverage closure and establish clear quality criteria; Translate specifications and microarchitecture into tests, checkers, coverage models, and sign-off evidence; Improve verification methodologies, automation, and tool flows across projects and development sites; Collaborate with design, firmware, and system teams to debug issues and ensure reliable hardware-software interaction

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope