Lead Verification Engineer
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Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced AI EDA Specialist (Verification / Workflow SME) to bridge the gap between semiconductor verification methodologies and AI-driven automation. This role will serve as the domain expert responsible for validating AI-generated verification artifacts, debugging customer verification challenges, developing ground-truth datasets, and ensuring AI solutions align with industry-standard verification workflows.
The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, simulation, and formal verification with a passion for enabling next-generation AI-powered engineering solutions.
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Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced AI EDA Specialist (Verification / Workflow SME) to bridge the gap between semiconductor verification methodologies and AI-driven automation. This role will serve as the domain expert responsible for validating AI-generated verification artifacts, debugging customer verification challenges, developing ground-truth datasets, and ensuring AI solutions align with industry-standard verification workflows.
The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, simulation, and formal verification with a passion for enabling next-generation AI-powered engineering solutions.
Verification Workflow Validation
Validate AI-generated outputs across RTL verification workflows.
Review and assessment generated: UVM testbenches Assertions (SVA) Coverage strategies Simulation and formal verification flows
UVM testbenches
Assertions (SVA)
Coverage strategies
Simulation and formal verification flows
Ensure compliance with industry-standard verification methodologies and best practices.
Customer Technical Support & Debugging
Investigate and resolve customer-reported issues involving: UVM environments RTL verification testbenches Functional coverage Assertion failures Simulation regressions
UVM environments
RTL verification testbenches
Functional coverage
Assertion failures
Simulation regressions
Reproduce, analyze, and document root causes of complex verification problems.
Partner closely with customers, application engineers, and product teams to drive issue resolution.
Ground Truth & Benchmark Development
Develop and maintain benchmark verification datasets and golden reference test cases.
Establish correctness criteria for evaluating AI-generated verification artifacts.
Build validation suites for model qualification and regression testing.
AI Model Enablement
Collaborate with AI/LLM engineers to improve accuracy and verification relevance of AI-generated outputs.
Review model responses and provide feedback for fine-tuning and evaluation.
Translate semiconductor verification workflows into structured AI evaluation scenarios.
Help reduce hallucinations and improve technical correctness of AI-assisted verification solutions.
EDA Workflow Integration
Validate interoperability between AI systems and industry-standard EDA tools.
Support workflow automation across: Simulation Regression management Coverage analysis Formal verification
Simulation
Regression management
Coverage analysis
Formal verification
Identify opportunities to improve verification productivity through AI-assisted automation.
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in: Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Related technical discipline
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Related technical discipline
Experience
6–10 years of experience in semiconductor verification.
Proven experience developing and debugging complex UVM-based verification environments.
Hands-on experience with RTL, IP, subsystem, or SoC verification projects.
Verification Expertise
Strong knowledge of: SystemVerilog UVM RTL Verification Functional Coverage Code Coverage Assertion-Based Verification (SVA) Constrained Random Methodologies
SystemVerilog
UVM
RTL Verification
Code Coverage
Assertion-Based Verification (SVA)
Constrained Random Methodologies
Debug & Analysis
Expertise debugging: Simulation failures Assertion violations Coverage gaps Verification regressions Complex multi-component testbenches
Simulation failures
Assertion violations
Coverage gaps
Verification regressions
Complex multi-component testbenches
EDA Tools
Experience with one or more of the following:
Cadence Xcelium
Synopsys VCS
Siemens QuestaSim
Cadence JasperGold
Synopsys VC Formal
Verification management and regression platforms
Automation Skills
- Python
- Shell scripting
- TCL scripting
- Workflow automation and test framework development
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting customers or field engineering organizations.
- Familiarity with AI, LLMs, or AI-assisted EDA workflows.
- Experience developing verification automation frameworks.
- Knowledge of agentic AI systems and evaluation methodologies.
- Exposure to semiconductor EDA product development or application engineering.
Key Competencies
Deep semiconductor verification expertise.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to translate AI outputs into technically correct verification solutions.
Excellent communication and customer interaction skills.
Cross-functional collaboration across engineering, AI, product, and customer teams.
Passion for driving innovation through AI-enabled verification technologies.
Success Metrics
AI-generated verification accuracy against ground-truth benchmarks.
Reduction in customer issue resolution time.
Improvement in workflow validation pass rates.
Reduction in AI-generated verification errors and hallucinations.
Growth of validated benchmark datasets and test suites.
Improved customer productivity and adoption of AI-assisted verification workflows.
Role Impact: This role serves as the semiconductor verification authority responsible for ensuring AI-generated verification outputs are technically accurate, workflow-compliant, and production-ready for deployment across customer environments.
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