ASIC Verification Engineer - ARM

Job Title

ASIC Verification Engineer - ARM

Role Summary

Remote verification engineer responsible for developing and executing verification for ARM-based IP blocks (Cortex-A v9 CPU, Mali GPU, CSS600/Coresight debug IP). The role is an individual-contributor position owning verification activities across the project lifecycle.

Collaborate with cross-functional and global verification teams to improve verification processes, test environments, and overall design quality.

Experience Level

Mid-level; 5–8 years of verification experience with at least 5 years of strong hands-on verification experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include ownership of verification for ARM IP blocks and close collaboration with design and verification teams.

• Develop verification plans, UVM environments, and C-based test cases for ARM IPs.
• Create and run constraint-random tests, assertions, and coverage-driven tests; perform coverage analysis.
• Perform RTL review and debug at block and (sub)system levels; execute gate-level simulation (GLS).
• Reuse and integrate vendor/manufacturer testbenches into verification environments.
• Participate in specification and design reviews; provide architectural and verification feedback.
• Collaborate to improve CI/CD, revision-control workflows, and verification processes.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and proficiencies.

• 5+ years hands-on ASIC verification experience with UVM/SystemVerilog and related methodologies (constraint-random, assertions, coverage).
• Strong experience with ARM IPs: Cortex-A v9, Mali GPU, CSS600/Coresight debug IP.
• Experience designing and implementing C-based test cases to configure and test ARM IPs and reusing manufacturer testbenches.
• Experience building and using UVM-based test environments for block-level verification and reusing them at subsystem level.
• Ability to read and understand RTL (SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL).
• Familiarity with formal verification, gate-level simulation, coverage analysis, and KPI testing.
• Experience with revision control systems and CI/CD techniques.
• Strong collaboration, documentation, and written/verbal communication skills; ability to work independently.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: PDDN

PDDN is an engineering services firm specializing in ASIC and SoC verification, with expertise in ARM IPs (e.g., Cortex-A, Mali), UVM/SystemVerilog-based verification, formal methods, coverage analysis, and CI/CD-enabled hardware verification workflows.