Principal ASIC Verification Engineer

Job Title

Principal ASIC Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Senior technical lead responsible for ASIC/VLSI verification architecture, methodologies, and technical leadership across multiple projects within the Global Business Unit. The role leads verification strategy, design reviews, and cross-functional initiatives to ensure delivery of complex integrated circuit solutions.

Position is hybrid with an expectation of working about 2 days per week from the Durham, NC office.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 10+ years of relevant ASIC/VLSI design and verification experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include defining and executing verification approaches and providing technical leadership.

• Define organization-wide VLSI/ASIC verification architectures, methodologies, and standards across products and teams.
• Lead technical reviews and evaluate designs for compliance with guidelines and quality targets.
• Provide technical leadership and accountability for multiple project teams; mentor and develop less-experienced engineers.
• Collaborate with executive leadership, outsourced partners, and standards groups to influence strategic technical decisions.
• Identify and evaluate emerging VLSI technologies and propose new projects and programs.
• Contribute to innovation activities, patents, publications, and technical presentations as appropriate.

Requirements

Key skills and experience required or strongly preferred.

• Must-have: Deep expertise in VLSI principles, digital logic, ASIC design/verification, and computer architecture.
• Must-have: Proven experience with hardware description languages and verification methodologies (e.g., SystemVerilog/Verilog, UVM) and EDA/FPGA toolchains.
• Must-have: Proficiency in programming and scripting for verification (e.g., Python, C/C++) and automation.
• Must-have: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and demonstrated technical leadership on complex projects.
• Nice-to-have: Record of innovation such as patents, publications, or technical presentations in VLSI or electronic/hardware design.
• Other: Effective executive-level written and verbal communication skills.
• Preference: US citizenship preferred.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field — or equivalent practical experience. Job references coursework or experience in VLSI design/concepts.

About the Company

Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Headquarters: Spring, TX, United States

Global enterprise technology company delivering hybrid cloud, edge-to-cloud platforms, servers, storage, networking, and IT services to help organizations build, run, and secure applications and infrastructure at scale.