ASIC Verification Engineer
KforceJob Title
ASIC Verification Engineer
Role Summary
Contract position supporting enterprise networking and cloud SoC verification for a customer based in Carlsbad, CA. The engineer will contribute to architectural decisions and verification strategies to deliver first-time-right System-on-Chip designs.
Experience Level
Mid-level (5–12 years of industry experience)
Responsibilities
Work with cross-functional teams to plan, implement, and execute verification across block and system levels; lead debug and drive closure of complex issues.
- Develop and maintain UVM-based verification environments.
- Create and execute comprehensive verification plans at block and system levels.
- Design and implement verification components: assertions, traffic generators, agents, scoreboards, and testbenches.
- Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, and firmware teams to define verification requirements and testability improvements.
- Lead debugging and root-cause analysis; propose and validate fixes for complex design and verification issues.
- Perform timing and gate-level simulations and analyze results for verification closure.
- Support post-silicon bring-up activities, including firmware/C coding for validation and characterization.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items listed after.
- UVM-based testbench development and hands-on verification experience.
- ASIC or SoC verification experience with system-level and block-level methodology knowledge.
- Proficiency in SystemVerilog for testbench and verification code.
- Experience identifying and resolving complex design and verification issues; strong debug skills.
- Timing and gate-level simulation experience.
- C programming experience for firmware used in post-silicon bring-up.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with formal verification techniques (abstraction, end-to-end checks).
- Automation scripting using Python or Perl.
- Experience with AI-assisted CAD efficiency initiatives.
- High-speed serial protocol experience (UCIe, PCIe, etc.).
- Analog debug experience (DAC/ADC, calibrations, white-box verification).
Education Requirements
Required: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field. Preferred: Master's degree in Electrical or Communications Engineering or a related field. Fields mentioned include Electrical Engineering and Communications Engineering; no certifications were specified.
About the Company
Company: Kforce
Headquarters: Tampa, FL, United States
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