Semtech · 2 weeks ago
Sr. Verification Engineer - Mixed-Signal ICs
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $183K/yr
8+ years expSemtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors. The Sr. Integrated Circuit (IC) Verification Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing verification plans for mixed-signal integrated circuit blocks and systems, collaborating with various teams, and providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
ElectronicsIndustrialManufacturingSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Define, develop and optimize comprehensive verification plans and test strategies for digital/mixed-signal IP blocks, subsystems, and full integrated circuits. Work closely with design teams to understand micro-architecture and functional specifications. Create and maintain detailed test plans, coverage models, and verification environments. Drive coverage closure including functional, code, and assertion-based coverage. Generate technical documentation and drive verification reviews. (30%)
Design and implement complex testbenches using SystemVerilog and UVM methodology. Perform block and chip-level register-transfer level (RTL), gate-level and analog/mixed-signal (AMS) verification. Develop directed test cases, constrained-random verification environments and reusable verification components. Debug complex simulation failures and identify root causes in design or verification environments. Improve verification scalability and portability from project to project by environment enhancement and tools automation. Generate and manage continuous integration, regression testing, scoreboards, monitors, and checkers. (30%)
Interface with system, digital hardware, embedded firmware, analog and cross functional teams. (10%)
Supervise and mentor junior verification engineers. (15%)
Drive adoption of advanced verification methodologies, best practices and tool evaluation. (5%)
Support silicon lab evaluation, performance characterization and debug. (5%)
Technical support to test, product and application engineers. (5%)
Qualification
Required
8+ years of industry experience in integrated circuit design verification (DV)
B.S. or M.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering
Strong analytical, synthesis and problem solving skills
In-depth knowledge and experience in digital IC verification for mixed-signal ICs with MCU based hardware systems (ARM, RISC-V, PIC, STM32) with memories, custom digital micro-architecture, interfaces, dedicated hardware peripherals, embedded signal processing, external IPs, and analog peripherals
Proficiency in SystemVerilog as High-level Verification Language and UVM implementation, Verilog/VHDL, scripting languages (Python, Perl), debugging capabilities, and industry leading EDA verification tools (Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens)
Demonstration of technical leadership
Experience with standard hardware protocols (I2C, I3C, SPI, MIPI)
Independent, self-motivated, rigorous, innovating, team player and able to follow through
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
Knowledge of system-level aspects: signal processing, mixed-signal, digital hardware, embedded firmware, analog, modelling, test and application
Experience with analog block behavioral modelling with SV RNM/Verilog/VHDL
Experience with consumer and/or ITA market circuit developments
Company
Semtech
Semtech Corp supplies analog, mixed-signal semiconductors, and algorithms for enterprise, communication, and industrial applications.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$1.07B2025-10-08Post Ipo Debt· $350M
2025-04-28Post Ipo Debt· $117.5M
2024-12-05Post Ipo Equity· $57M
Leadership Team
Hong Q. Hou
President & CEO
Mark Lin
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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