Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of verification methodologies, test plans, testbenches, infrastructure, and platforms to produce thoroughly verified and robust products
- Partner closely with our architecture and design teams in specification and customer requirement reviews
- Represent verification methodologies in front of key customers and executive management
- Architect and help implement best verification practices, IP development and productization, quality assurance, release automation and improvements on the existing methodologies and flows
- Tackle sophisticated problems and develop scalable solutions that work across platforms
- Assist with all hardware project phases – bring-up, testing, debug, coverage analysis, and tracking
- Help with IP integration in partner environments and provide debug assistance to customer support teams
Qualifications
BS or MS degree in electrical or computer engineering or closely related degree strongly preferred; but substantial, relevant, outstanding work experience may substitute in some casesTen or more years of experience working as a verification engineer or related fieldStrong written and verbal communication skills : ability to explain complex concepts in front of technical audienceStrong desire to take ownership of all verification aspects of a project, including team and methodology leadershipExposure to block-level and / or system-level verificationHighly technical competence that includes a track record of effective verification of complex digital designsSolid understanding of standard ASIC verification techniques, including : Test planning Testbench creation Code and functional coverage Directed and SystemVerilog-based constrained random stimulus generation Self-checking – scoreboards, predictors, or reference models AssertionsSolid understanding of verification methodologies (UVM or OVM) and standard testbench languagesComfortable with Unix development environments (make, scripting, SVN, etc.), and with industry-standard EDA tools (VCS, Xcelium)Ability to support testbench lint / rule checking, profiling and automation using perl or python scriptingFamiliarity with advanced verification techniques such as object-oriented testbenches, fault / stimulus injection, FPGA prototyping and / or formal verificationBeneficial Experience :
Experience leading multi-site teams and projects, including task and schedule estimationExperience in a customer-facing roleExperience developing object-oriented testbench infrastructure in C / C++, OVM, or UVMExperience in creating FPGA bitfiles for FPGA emulation / acceleration purposesFamiliarity with IP integration, IP core delivery, and handoff issuesData, software, and / or network security; cryptographyAbility to work with technical writers in the production of technical documentationPersonal Attributes :
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skillsAble to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly languageAble and willing to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environmentAble to coordinate with internal and external teams across time zonesA demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute tasks so as to achieve goals in an innovative, fast-paced, and often high-pressure environmentProven analytical and creative problem-solving abilitiesPassion for writing clean and neat code that adheres to coding standardsAbout Rambus
Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize the bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop the cutting-edge products and technologies essential for tomorrow’s systems.