Digital IP Senior Verification Engineer

Job Title

Digital IP Senior Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Define and execute functional verification strategy and implementation for digital IP or sub-system level. Work with product architects and design teams to ensure IP meets specifications through simulation, assertions, and formal methods.

Experience Level

Senior — minimum 5 years of IP or SoC design or verification experience (as stated in the posting).

Responsibilities

Primary verification duties expected for this role:

• Define and write IP verification plans derived from requirements, standards, and IP architecture.
• Develop stimulus in SystemVerilog/UVM: random scenarios, algorithmic and directed testcases.
• Write SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and coverage properties aligned to the verification plan.
• Implement UVM monitors, drivers, response checkers and SVAs; maintain testbench components and scripts.
• Debug failing testcases to identify root cause (tool, test, checker, RTL) and track fixes.
• Collect and analyze code and functional coverage from random simulations; plan additional tests to close coverage gaps.
• Perform assertion-based formal verification on blocks and IPs.
• Use AI tools to augment and accelerate verification work products.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; plus items listed as beneficial.

• Minimum 5 years experience in IP or SoC design or verification.
• Strong Verilog/SystemVerilog and UVM coding skills.
• Proven verification skills: test planning, testbench development, simulation, and debug.
• Ability to work independently and in small teams without close supervision.
• Proficiency in using AI effectively to augment generation of work products.
• Nice-to-have: programming in Python, C/C++, Perl, TCL; RTL design, synthesis experience; knowledge of static and formal checkers.
• Nice-to-have: familiarity with ARM AMBA protocols.

Education Requirements

Minimum B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (BSEE / BSCE / BSCS). Master’s degrees in EE/CE/CS (MSEE / MSCE / MSCS) are listed as a plus. No certifications or explicit equivalent-experience language provided.

About the Company

Company: NXP Semiconductors

Headquarters: Nijmegen, Netherlands

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions. With over 45,000 employees and operations in more than 35 countries, NXP is a leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, catering to automotive, industrial IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. The company is committed to innovation and sustainability, advancing a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through technology.