WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Architect and implement UVM verification environments (drivers, monitors, predictors, scoreboards) for AMD (Xilinx) FPGA/SoC designs
- Develop verification plans with traceability to system and hardware requirements
- Author SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) for protocol compliance and design intent checks
- Build functional coverage models and drive code coverage analysis to closure
- Develop constrained-random and transaction-level test sequences to maximize coverage and uncover corner-case bugs
- Establish and maintain regression suites, tracking coverage metrics and verification progress
- Debug failures using waveform tools and simulation logs at the HDL and system level
- Collaborate with design engineers on RTL reviews, bug resolution, and micro-architecture refinement
- Support hardware validation and board bring-up on target platforms
- Ensure verification meets DO-254 and relevant safety standards
- Author verification closure reports and coverage analysis summaries
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 2+ years of experience in FPGA/ASIC verification
- Proficient in SystemVerilog, UVM methodology and SVA, with experience contributing to and extending UVM testbenches
- Object-oriented programming principles
- Industry simulators (Questa, VCS, Xcelium, or Vivado)
- Git-based collaborative workflows including code review
- Linux development environments
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Eligible to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in FPGA/ASIC verification
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- DO-254, avionics verification standards for UAS, and safety-critical verification processes
- SVUnit or equivalent unit-testing frameworks
- Formal verification or CDC verification tools
- Digital interfaces: Ethernet, PCIe, JESD204C, MIL-STD-1553, SPI
- Verification automation scripting (Python, Tcl, Makefile)
- SoC and ARM-based embedded platforms
- Verification automation, CI/CD integration, and Nix-based build environments