Principal Digital IP Verification Engineer

About the role

This position is within the MME MCU/MPU Digital IP team. We develop best-in-class digital IPs for NXP's automotive and advanced microcontroller businesses, delivering sensor and processing technologies that enable secure, connected vehicles today and autonomous vehicles of the future. Job Summary Define and execute verification plans Develop and implement verification testbenches Develop testbench components such as drivers, monitors, and scoreboards, and leverage advanced UVM VIPs Develop directed and constrained-random stimulus Analyze RTL, functional coverage, and assertion coverage results Define and develop functional coverage models Develop and maintain SystemVerilog assertions (SVA) Apply formal verification methodologies Demonstrate strong debugging skills, including failure reproduction and root-cause analysis Exhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills; familiarity with major simulation and debug tools is a plus

Responsibilities

• Drive a "zero-defect" mindset across the verification team
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on complex verification challenges
• Mentor and grow a small team of engineers
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with local and global SoC and IP teams to drive best practices and continuous productivity improvements
• Demonstrate outstanding problem-solving and analytical capabilities

Requirements

• BSEE with 8+ years of semiconductor industry experience, or
• MSEE with 5+ years of experience, or
• PhD with 3+ years of experience
• Technical Skills
• Knowledge of protocols such as DDR, PCIe, AMBA (CHI, ACE, AXI)
• Strong expertise in Verilog, SystemVerilog (VHDL is a plus)
• Experience with OVM/UVM and class-based verification methodologies
• Experience with formal verification methodologies
• Experience leveraging AI/LLM-based approaches to improve engineering efficiency
• Test pattern debugging and validation on simulation and automated test environments
• Low-power verification using CPF/UPF
• Scripting in Python, Perl, and UNIX/Linux
• Experience with FPGA/emulation/prototyping platforms (e.g., HAPS, Palladium, Zebu) is a plus
• Understanding of power management concepts
• Familiarity with functional and code coverage methodologies
• Location
• Austin, TX (Hybrid)
• More information about NXP in the United States...
• #LI-6692

Your Match

How well this role fits your profile.

Company Intel

What employees say

Worked at NXP Semiconductors? Share your experience