Senior ASIC Verification Engineer

Job Title

Senior ASIC Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Lead all phases of ASIC verification for Tensordyne’s next-generation processors for generative AI inference acceleration. Ensure pre-silicon correctness of a multi-million-gate ASIC integrating computational accelerators with 3rd-party SoC IP.

Work closely with architecture and design teams from specification through tapeout and support post-silicon validation in the lab. This is an early-stage, high-impact role at a well-funded startup.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 4–8 years of ASIC verification experience, including multiple chips taken through full verification and post-silicon validation.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead verification planning from architecture through tapeout and drive verification signoff criteria.
• Develop block-level, subsystem, and full-chip verification environments and tests using SystemVerilog, UVM, and OOP methodologies.
• Define test and coverage strategies; implement constrained-random stimulus and coverage-driven verification.
• Verify SoC/subsystem components including embedded CPUs (ARM/RISC-V), interconnects, and high-speed interfaces.
• Triage and debug functional and performance issues; manage bug tracking, coverage convergence, and regression failures.
• Develop scripts and methodologies for the front-end ASIC flow and scale reusable verification frameworks.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to verification engineers toward verification closure.
• Perform diagnostic and post-silicon validation tests in the lab.

Requirements

Must-have skills and relevant experience:

• Expertise in SystemVerilog and UVM, including constrained randomization and functional coverage.
• Proficiency in C/C++ or SystemC.
• Strong object-oriented programming knowledge and coverage-driven verification approach.
• Verification experience with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR/HBM, SerDes).
• Experience in SoC/subsystem verification (embedded CPUs, interconnects).
• Scripting experience desirable: Python, Perl, Tcl, shell.
• Interest in AI architectures (convolution, transformer workloads).
• Self-starter comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment.

Education Requirements

B.S. degree required; M.S. preferred in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field.

About the Company

Company: Tensordyne

Tensordyne is a startup developing high-performance, low-power AI inference processors and multi-chip systems for generative AI acceleration in data centers. The company focuses on ASIC design, verification, and integration of computational accelerators with third-party SoC IP.