Senior HW Digital Design Verification Engineer

Job Title

Senior HW Digital Design Verification Engineer

Role Summary

The Senior HW Digital Design Verification Engineer defines and implements verification strategies for complex digital ASIC/SoC blocks. The role partners with design, architecture and software teams to validate functionality and drive verification completeness.

Experience Level

Senior - typically requires 5+ years of experience in digital design verification of complex ASICs/SoCs.

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, building and executing verification environments and driving coverage to closure.

• Develop and execute verification plans and testbench architectures for complex digital blocks and sub-systems.
• Implement UVM-based environments and directed, constrained-random, and assertion-based tests.
• Perform functional and code coverage analysis and close coverage gaps.
• Debug design and verification issues; coordinate root-cause analysis and fixes with design engineers.
• Integrate verification flows using industry EDA tools and automation scripts.
• Collaborate with architecture, design and software teams to validate specifications and requirements.
• Contribute to verification methodology, flows and toolchain improvements.
• Mentor and review work from junior verification engineers.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• 5+ years of experience in digital design verification of complex ASICs/SoCs.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog and UVM (or similar verification methodologies).
• Experience developing verification environments and test plans from scratch.
• Familiarity with EDA verification tools (simulators, waveform viewers, coverage analysis tools).
• Scripting skills (Python, Perl, Tcl) for automation and testbench integration.
• Solid understanding of digital design principles, computer architecture and common interfaces/protocols.
• Strong debugging, analytical and communication skills.
• Nice-to-have: experience with formal verification techniques.

Education Requirements

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