Viasat · 5 months ago
FPGA UVM Verification Engineer- Viasat Government
Viasat is a rapidly growing technology company focused on delivering innovative SATCOM products and services. The FPGA UVM Verification Engineer will develop high speed signal processing algorithms and network protocols in FPGAs, responsible for RTL design verification and collaborating with engineers across different fields.
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Responsibilities
Testbench development using SystemVerilog/UVM
Creating drivers, monitors, scoreboards, sequences, and model predictors for a variety of interfaces
Writing and debugging constrained random and directed test cases
Debugging failing tests, understanding both the UVM testbench and VHDL/Verilog source code, working closely with the RTL developers
Collecting and reporting code and functional coverage
Maintaining regular simulation regressions
Conduct code and design reviews and participate in multi-functional reviews
Maintain and control UVM code revision history
Responsible for owning and driving technical issues to resolution
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field
5+ years FPGA/ASIC design with UVM verification experience
Foundational knowledge of digital logic and timing considerations
Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to work with a geographically distributed team
Attention to detail, ability to follow process and coding guidelines, participate in code reviews and accept feedback
Experience with Programmable Logic EDA tools, such as AMD/Xilinx ISE/Vivado, Intel/Altera Quartus, Siemens/Mentor Graphics, Synopsys Synplify, SoftCore Micro embedments in MicroChip, etc
Proven track record to design and implement FPGA/ASIC modules using Verilog and/or VHDL with UVM simulation and testbench development
Familiarity with designing and coding for re-use, maintainability and scalability
Desire to a member of a team, collaborating on large system designs
Work independently, take initiative, and take ownership of tasks and results
US citizenship required
Must have an active United States SECRET Clearance
This is a 100% onsite role and the incumbent will work out of one of these locations: Carlsbad, CA, or Marlborough, MA
Ability to travel up to 10%
Preferred
MSEE degree preferred
Familiarity with TCL, Perl, Python or another scripting language
Experience with high-speed interfaces like SERDES, DDR2/3/4, LVDS
Proven experience in debugging, diagnosing, and solving embedded designs issues
Experience with the rest of the FPGA design process, from the requirements phase to documentation, design, implementation of source code, place & route, testing in hardware, and integration
Experience and familiarity with Linux-based development environments
Active United States Secret Security Clearance
Benefits
Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package
A range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that offers satellite services.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.16BKey Investors
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2025-11-21Grant· $1.15M
2024-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.98B
2023-09-13Post Ipo Debt· $733.4M
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