Principal SoC Design Verification Engineer

About the job

At Pairwise, we are a team of engineers, operators, and builders focused on enabling the next generation of technical talent to do their best work. We partner with leading technology companies to deliver high-performance engineering solutions across embedded systems, networking, semiconductors, and software. Our teams have contributed to some of the most advanced products in consumer, infrastructure, and communications technologies.

This full-time role offers the chance to work on-site with a global leader in the technology industry, contributing to impactful, technically challenging projects in a high-caliber and fast-moving environment.

JOB SUMMARY

As a member of our engineering team, you will work on the latest WLAN technology ASIC/SoC Design Verification (DV). Successful candidates will be participating in the verification of leading edge ASICs for Wireless Connectivity (Wi-Fi) SoC platform.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

As an experienced ASIC/SoC DV engineer, You will be responsible for building functional verification infrastructure, understanding the expected design functionality, developing test-plans as well as guiding the functional verification of complex ASIC modules/Subsystems/SoCs by deploying OVM/UVM until coverage goals are achieved in order to ensure the continued commercial success of our high quality products. Responsibilities will include all, or some, of the following:

• Develop automated and self-checking test bench architectures (including directed and random-constrained generation)
• Writing/debugging/maintaining behavioral models, monitors, assertions, scoreboards for self-checking test benches.
• Define and write IP/SoC verification plan based on product requirements; negotiating and executing functional verification plans according to coverage requirements.
• Delivering verification status reports and verification reviews. Logging bugs and tracking verification results, writing automated script to do post process verification reports
• Generating and maintaining verification schedules.
• Apply coverage-driven verification techniques at the functional, assertion and code levels.
• Work on verification of chip level functionality (mainly connectivity, programmability, power up/down, mode control, reset).
• SoC Chip level simulation and emulation, testing, verification, debugging and production chip test pattern generation
• Support FPGA prototyping and SoC validation

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Fully Understand ASIC Design Verification flow
• Must have expertise in understanding of code and functional coverage-driven verification closure and be able to set up and deploy verification strategies based on directed testing, randomization, assertions, and architectural performance testing to achieve coverage.
• Verification skills (test planning, test case development, coverage) is a must
• Working knowledge of Object-Oriented SystemVerilog principles including experience with VMM, OVM, or UVM.
• In depth knowledge of UVM methodology and SystemVerilog
• Expertise in verification and validation of complexed SoC is required.
• Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL programming skills is required. Other programming skills (Python, C/C++, Perl, TCL, etc.) are plus.
• Family with Synospys and/or Cadence EDA simulation and verification tools
• Previous working experience on 5G or WiFi SoC, Ethernet NIC, storage SoC are highly desirable.
• Experience of low power design verification (cpf and upf) is a plus

The following traits are highly valued:

• Knowledge of wireless communication system SoC functionality such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, 4G LTE and 5G NR is a plus
• Knowledge of 802.11 (11b/a/g/n/ax/ax/be) Wi-Fi protocol is a plus.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum years of applicable work experience for:
• Staff. Verification Engineer: 7+ years
• Sr. Staff Verification Engineer: 10+ years
• Principal Verification Engineer: 15+ years
• BS/MS/Ph.D. in EE or related

Benefits

Pairwise offers competitive compensation and access to a range of benefits for employees, including premium PPO and HMO medical insurance coverage, dental, vision, FSA, life insurance, short/long-term disability insurance, a company-matched 401k plan, and a generous PTO policy.  

We are proud to work with engineers and professionals who want to make an impact through their craft. If you're looking to be part of a team that values technical excellence, autonomy, and practical problem solving - we'd love to hear from you!

Pairwise is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.