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ASIC Verification Engineer

Sql Pager
September 07, 2026
Full-time
On-site
San Francisco, California, United States
Verification Jobs, Level - Senior

Job Title

ASIC Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Lead verification efforts for a latency-optimized SoC and its AI accelerator IP. The role focuses on verification strategy, environment and emulation development, test planning, and post-silicon bring-up to ensure product delivery for real-time, mission-critical applications.

Experience Level

Senior β€” lead-level role. Requires substantial ASIC and verification experience, including team leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

The ASIC Verification Lead will define verification strategy and execute verification activities across chip and block levels.

  • Participate in architecture definition, modeling and micro-architecture reviews.
  • Develop verification and emulation environments for chip and blocks.
  • Create and maintain chip- and block-level test plans.
  • Develop post-silicon bring-up scripts and plans; support silicon validation.
  • Collaborate with design, software and hardware teams to drive releases and resolve issues.
  • Mentor and lead verification engineers; establish verification best practices and quality standards.

Requirements

Key technical and leadership requirements. Must-have items are listed first.

  • Must-have: 5+ years experience leading ASIC verification teams and managing verification projects.
  • Must-have: Experience in high-performance data center or similar ASIC verification domains.
  • Must-have: Strong knowledge of ASIC design and verification methodologies and flows.
  • Must-have: Hands-on experience with SystemVerilog and C++.
  • Nice-to-have: Experience with verification emulation platforms and post-silicon bring-up.
  • Nice-to-have: Prior work on latency-optimized accelerators or AI SoC projects.

Education Requirements

MS with 10+ years of experience or PhD with 8+ years of experience. The posting also specifies 5+ years in ASIC verification team lead and management.


About the Company

Company: Sql Pager

Recruiting or staffing organization advertising an ASIC Verification Engineer role for a client building low-latency AI accelerator SoCs.

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Date Posted: 2026-09-06