Senior Digital IP Verification Engineer

Job Title

Senior Digital IP Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Perform pre-silicon verification of digital IP and subsystems (AI/ML blocks, RISC-V processors, etc.) for MCU/MPU products. Collaborate with hardware, firmware, software, architecture, and system teams to ensure delivery of high-quality, production-ready IP.

Experience Level

Senior — minimum 5 years of IP or subsystem verification experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Define and execute comprehensive IP verification plans from requirements and architecture.
• Architect, develop, debug, and maintain UVM-based verification environments and testcases for RTL simulation.
• Run simulations and regressions across RTL, power-aware RTL, gate-level, FPGA, and emulation platforms; analyze results and drive coverage closure.
• Identify and debug issues; coordinate with design, firmware, and software teams for resolution.
• Develop stimulus generation and assertion-based verification capabilities.
• Integrate AI-based tools to improve development and verification efficiency.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of verification methodologies, flows, and toolchains.
• Perform security-related verification tasks as required for certification scope.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• Minimum 5 years of IP or subsystem verification experience.
• Strong understanding of microprocessor architecture, interconnects, and cache coherency mechanisms.
• Hands-on CPU verification experience (proprietary cores, RISC-V, or AI/ML accelerators).
• Expertise in UVM and testbench development for IP/subsystem/SoC verification.
• Advanced knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, and C/C++.
• Experience with AMBA protocols (AHB, AXI, ACE, CHI) and memory systems (ROM, RAM, Flash, DDR/LPDDR).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL, Shell).
• Experience with metric-driven verification (functional and code coverage), and with directed and constrained-random methodologies.
• Working knowledge of formal verification techniques and assertion-based verification.
• Experience debugging in pre-silicon (simulation/emulation) and post-silicon environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice-to-have:

• Basic conversational German.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

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.