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ASIC/SoC Design & Verification Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
$70 - $100 / hour
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
ASIC/SoC Design & Verification Engineer
Weekday (YC W21)
• Design realistic chip architecture, RTL, debugging, and verification challenges based on real engineering experience. • Develop complete reference solutions, including RTL implementations, verification environments, testbenches, and supporting documentation using Verilog/SystemVerilog. • Evaluate AI-generated hardware solutions, identify strengths and weaknesses, and provide detailed technical feedback. • Analyze where AI models struggle with hardware engineering concepts, debugging, verification strategies, and design trade-offs. • Collaborate with fellow hardware engineers to maintain consistency, technical accuracy, and high-quality engineering standards across all evaluation tasks. • Help improve AI understanding of modern digital design methodologies, verification practices, and semiconductor development workflows.
Job Requirements
- Hands-on experience in **ASIC and/or SoC design**, functional verification, or digital hardware development, preferably involving production silicon or tapeout projects.
- Strong proficiency in **SystemVerilog** and **Verilog**.
- Experience working with industry-standard EDA tools such as **Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Siemens Questa, VC Formal, Verdi**, or equivalent open-source tools including **Icarus Verilog, Verilator, Cocotb, Yosys,** and **OpenROAD**.
- Strong understanding of system-level hardware concepts including interface protocols, clock-domain crossing (CDC), handshaking, backpressure, and multi-module data flow.
- Deep expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- RTL Design and Microarchitecture
- Functional Verification (UVM, SVA, Cocotb, testbench development)
- IP Integration and SoC Bring-up (AXI, PCIe, DDR, NoC, ARM-based systems)
- Formal Verification and Coverage Closure
- Timing Closure, Synthesis, Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) Optimization
- Analog/Mixed-Signal Design Verification
- Hardware Specification Development and Technical Documentation
- Ability to commit **20–40 hours per week** with reliable weekday availability.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.
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