Senior Lead Engineer - SoC Design Verification
NXP SemiconductorsJob Title
Senior Lead Engineer - SoC Design Verification
Role Summary
Individual-contributor role responsible for RTL functional verification of in-vehicle networking devices in NXP's next-generation automotive product line. The engineer will design and maintain advanced verification environments, define verification strategy and test plans, and drive metric-based closure across IP, subsystem and SoC levels.
The role works closely with Architecture, Design, Validation and Firmware teams to ensure delivery of reliable, safety-oriented automotive products.
Experience Level
Senior level. The posting specifies 8+ years of proven ASIC/SoC verification experience.
Responsibilities
Lead and execute verification activities from strategy through closure.
- Architect verification environments and write verification test plans and metric-closure documentation.
- Develop SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches for functional and power-aware RTL verification.
- Implement UVM components (agents, scoreboards, environments), assertions and functional coverage.
- Define verification strategies using directed, constrained-random and formal techniques across IP, subsystem and SoC levels.
- Create UVM test sequences, layered sequences and virtual sequencers.
- Drive verification metric closure; identify and close gaps in functional, power-aware and gate-level timing verification.
- Develop C testcases for HW–FW simulation and FPGA prototyping; set up regressions and debug RTL and gate-level netlists.
- Collaborate with architecture, digital/analog design, DV and validation teams to meet schedules and quality targets.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and proven experience.
- 8+ years of ASIC/SoC verification experience, including taking designs from specification to tape-out.
- Proven expertise with UVM and SystemVerilog-based verification.
- Experience in test planning, testbench creation, and achieving code and functional coverage targets.
- Skilled in directed and constrained-random stimulus generation and test methodologies.
- Low-power verification experience (UPF/CPF flows) and SVA assertion development.
- Proficiency with C/C++, Perl and Python for testcases and scripting.
- Familiarity with development and tracking tools such as GIT, Jira and Confluence.
Education Requirements
B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (the posting lists B.S./M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering or similar degrees).
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.
