CareerPlan

Senior Staff Pre Silicon Verification Engineer

San Jose, CaliforniaFull-time2026-09-22 → 2026-10-22
On-site · United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Architecting and developing simulation and formal-based verification environments for DRAM Memory Controller IPs (DDR5, LPDDR6, HBM4), high-speed Crypto, and Network-on-Chip (NoC) to ensure first-pass silicon success.

Role type

Senior Staff IC silicon verification engineer (memory controller, crypto, NoC)

Builds

Pre-silicon verification environments for high-performance memory controllers, crypto accelerators, and NoC blocks

Domain

Semiconductor / VLSI / Memory / High-speed interfaces

Required skills

UVM, System Verilog, formal verification, assertion-based verification, regression management, team leadership, verification strategy, testbench development, simulation environment architecture

Preferred skills

DDR/LPDDR/HBM protocol expertise, board skew and jitter modeling, gate-level simulation, power-aware verification, silicon debug, formal property checking tools (VC Formal, JasperGold, Questa Formal)

Technologies

Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, VC Formal, JasperGold, Questa Formal, UVM, System Verilog

Responsibilities

Lead verification of high-speed Crypto, NoC, and DRAM Memory controller designs; Architect and develop simulation/formal verification environments at IP and SoC-level; Lead and manage verification teams including planning, execution, tracking, and closure; Develop comprehensive verification plans and testbenches; Collaborate with design and architecture teams to define verification strategies; Mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with team leadership