IC Verification Engineer

Job Title

IC Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Join Raspberry Pi's ASIC team in Cambridge to plan and execute IP- and chip-level verification for next-generation products. The role covers verification planning, testbench development, simulation, and close collaboration with designers through to silicon sign-off.

Work involves hands-on verification ownership across projects in a small team responsible for specification, design, verification, implementation and qualification of ASICs.

Experience Level

Mid-level (mid-career). The posting requests demonstrated hands-on experience across multiple verification projects (mentions at least three projects); no explicit years-of-experience requirement provided.

Responsibilities

Deliver verification activities for IP blocks and full-chip integration, from planning through execution and debugging.

• Create detailed verification plans for IP and chip-level features.
• Develop and maintain testbenches (from scratch or using shared components) and verification infrastructure.
• Implement tests using SystemVerilog, UVM, Python and related languages/tools.
• Run and analyse simulations, including gate-level where required; debug non-trivial failures to root cause.
• Write functional coverage and SVA assertions; track coverage closure.
• Collaborate continuously with RTL designers, synthesis and implementation engineers to support sign-off.
• Support low-power verification and bring-up activities towards production qualification.

Requirements

Core technical skills and practical experience required; additional skills are beneficial.

• Must-have: Hands-on verification experience on multiple projects (minimum three projects indicated).
• Experience creating testbenches using SystemVerilog, Python, or UVM.
• Ability to analyse and debug complex test failures and a good understanding of the design flow from synthesis to silicon sign-off.
• Experience writing embedded C (ideally for Cortex-M class MCUs).
• Working knowledge of at least one complex IP protocol (examples: PCIe, HDMI, USB, SDIO, AMBA).
• Experience writing functional coverage and SVA assertions.
• Experience with low-power simulation techniques.
• Willingness to work full-time on-site in Cambridge.
• Nice-to-have: SoC-level verification experience (caches, DMA, security architectures such as TrustZone), formal verification tools (e.g. Jasper), Cadence simulation and gate-level simulation experience, and scripting skills (Bash, TCL, Make, YAML).

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Raspberry Pi

Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Designer and manufacturer of low-cost, single-board computers and custom silicon (microcontrollers and SoCs) for education, hobbyist, and commercial applications; develops hardware and software ecosystems for computing and embedded systems.