About this role
Description
Design Verification Engineer
Role Overview
We are seeking Design Verification Engineers to support the development of an advanced, high-performance SoC platform. This role will work across architecture, RTL, software, and systems engineering to validate complex digital IP and full-chip functionality.
You will be responsible for ensuring the design meets functional, performance, reliability, and system requirements, from individual hardware blocks through full hardware/software integration. This is a strong opportunity for engineers who enjoy debugging complex systems, identifying corner cases, and working across multiple areas of SoC development.
Responsibilities
Develop verification plans and strategies for complex SoC blocks and subsystems.
Build and maintain verification environments using SystemVerilog, UVM, C/C++, assertions, coverage methodologies, and formal verification techniques.
Partner with architects and RTL engineers to establish coverage targets, test plans, and functional requirements.
Verify areas such as compute engines, memory subsystems, caches, interconnects, processors, DMA, and control logic.
Perform hardware/software co-verification involving firmware, drivers, runtime software, and operating system interactions.
Validate performance, latency, bandwidth, QoS, and real-time behavior across different workloads.
Develop assertions, scoreboards, checkers, testbenches, and verification automation.
Support emulation, FPGA-based validation, and pre-silicon software development.
Investigate failures and perform root-cause analysis across hardware and software.
Support post-silicon debug and system-level issue resolution.
Improve verification efficiency through automation and modern engineering tools.
Required Qualifications
Experience in digital design verification for complex ASIC or SoC designs.
Strong knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM.
Experience with verification programming or modeling using C/C++.
Understanding of computer architecture, microarchitecture, and digital design fundamentals.
Experience with assertions, functional coverage, constrained-random verification, and coverage closure.
Familiarity with formal verification methodologies.
Knowledge of one or more areas such as processors, accelerators, caches, memory systems, interconnects, or DMA architectures.
Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
Ability to collaborate across architecture, design, software, and systems teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with functional safety standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, IEC 61511, or ISO 13849.
Background working with AI/ML accelerators or edge-compute silicon.
Experience with robotics, autonomous platforms, industrial systems, or other embedded compute environments.
Experience validating real-time, latency-sensitive, or QoS-driven systems.
Background in hardware/software co-verification or system-level validation.
Familiarity with performance analysis, profiling, or workload characterization.
Experience with emulation or FPGA prototyping.
Relevant experience may come from areas including CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators, networking silicon, storage, automotive/ADAS, robotics, aerospace/defense, or safety-critical computing.
Skills
Design verification, Verilog, Design
Top Skills Details
Design verification,Verilog
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Santa Clara, CA.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $150000.00 - $250000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 18, 2026.
Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Santa Clara,CA.About Actalent
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