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Principal Verification Engineer

San Jose💼 Full-time💰 $185,000–$230,000🗓 2026-09-29

Core

Lead full lifecycle functional verification for complex server and networking ASICs and SoCs, ensuring robust design quality through test planning, execution, and coverage closure.

Role type

Principal Design Verification Engineer (SoC/ASIC)

Builds

Cutting-edge SoC designs for server and networking applications

Domain

Semiconductor hardware design, server infrastructure, networking

Required skills

SystemVerilog, UVM, C/C++, Python, directed verification, constrained-random verification, coverage analysis, debugging, test sequence development, emulation platforms, switching architectures

Preferred skills

Verification IP for PCIe/Ethernet/InfiniBand, Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures, Ethernet/PCIe switching, hardware-software co-verification

Technologies

SystemVerilog, UVM, C/C++, Python, emulation platforms

Responsibilities

Lead functional verification including test planning, development, execution, and coverage analysis; Collaborate with software and system validation teams on emulation platforms; Debug test failures and close functional coverage gaps; Work with RTL designers to troubleshoot design issues; Drive verification strategy and methodology for SoCs; Apply directed and constrained-random verification techniques

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC

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