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Principal Modem PHY IP Design Verification Engineer - Terawave

Central Texas, US💼 Full-time💰 $269,175–$269,175🗓 2026-07-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead verification of advanced modem PHY IP for next-generation wireless ASIC platforms within the Terawave satellite communications network.

Role type

Principal Modem PHY IP Design Verification Engineer

Builds

Scalable verification environments, testbenches, and coverage models for modem PHY subsystems.

Domain

Space communications, satellite networks, wireless ASICs, modem PHY, DSP systems.

Deliverable

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

Required skills

SystemVerilog, UVM, digital design verification, ASIC/SoC verification, modem/baseband verification, DSP systems knowledge, Python/Perl/shell scripting, debugging RTL/testbench/model correlation.

Preferred skills

mmWave/sub-THz/Terahertz systems, satellite/space communications, 5G/6G systems, high-throughput wireless backhaul, MATLAB/C/C++ reference models, formal verification, emulation/FPGA prototyping, RF/system impairments knowledge.

Technologies

SystemVerilog, UVM, Python, Perl, shell, MATLAB, C/C++, FPGA, emulation tools.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute verification strategies for modem PHY IP; build block-level and subsystem-level verification environments; create testbenches, stimulus, checkers, scoreboards, and coverage models; verify PHY functions including modulation/demodulation, synchronization, channel estimation, MIMO/beamforming, and FEC; correlate RTL behavior against reference models; define and track coverage metrics; debug design and integration issues; support FPGA prototyping and post-silicon debug; contribute to regression automation and CI flows.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship

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