Principal Verification Engineer (Digital IP Verification, G4)

Job Title

Principal Verification Engineer (Digital IP Verification, G4)

Role Summary

Individual contributor responsible for leading end-to-end verification of complex digital IPs and subsystems to achieve first-pass silicon success. Works cross-functionally with Architecture, Design, DFT, Mixed-Signal, and Validation teams across sites.

Experience Level

Senior (Principal) level. Recommended 10–15 years of hands-on experience in IP or subsystem verification for complex, multi-million-gate designs.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include planning, executing, and improving verification efforts for IPs and subsystems.

• Lead verification planning and execution to ensure first-pass silicon quality for complex IPs/subsystems.
• Design and maintain scalable verification environments, testbenches, and regression flows.
• Define and track verification quality metrics across planning, execution, and closure.
• Drive coverage closure, defect prevention, and a zero-defect mindset through process adherence.
• Analyze and improve verification flows for efficiency, predictability, and quality.
• Collaborate with Design, DFT, Architecture, and Validation teams on verification issues and integration risks.
• Support pre-silicon and post-silicon validation and debug activities as required.
• Contribute to methodology evolution, automation, and technical innovation within the team.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for the role; good-to-have items follow.

Must-have:

• 10–15 years of hands-on IP or subsystem verification experience for large designs.
• Deep experience with HVLs such as SystemVerilog/UVM and proficiency in C/C++.
• Solid knowledge of HDLs (Verilog/VHDL) and testbench architecture, development, and debugging.
• Experience with industry simulators (VCS, NCSim, ModelSim, Questa) and regression management.
• Expertise in assertions (SVA), functional coverage, test planning, and feature traceability.
• Familiarity with microcontroller architectures (ARM) and interconnect protocols (AHB, AXI, AMBA).
• Experience with memory subsystems (SRAM, Flash, DDR) and memory controllers.

Good-to-have:

• Exposure to formal verification, gate-level simulation, emulation, and pre-silicon validation.
• Domain knowledge in automotive, graphics/vision accelerators, high-speed serial interfaces, or networking (Ethernet).

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.