Design Verification Engineer

The role

This person will develop and execute verification plans for complex chip-level control and initialization features. They will build SystemVerilog and UVM based verification environments for the RDU chip.

What you will do

• Develop and execute comprehensive verification plans for complex chip-level control and initialization features
• Develop SystemVerilog/UVM based verification environments, test sequences, checkers, assertions, and functional coverage
• Verify complex sequencing, dependencies, state transitions, and recovery scenarios across multiple chip subsystems
• Develop directed and constrained-random tests to identify architectural and implementation corner cases
• Work with architects, RTL designers, firmware, and other verification teams to understand design intent and drive verification closure
• Debug simulation and regression failures and work with design teams to root-cause and resolve issues
• Analyze regression failures, functional and code coverage and drive verification to closure

Required qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years relevant industry experience
• Strong understanding of digital design, SoC architecture, and verification methodologies
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog and UVM
• Experience with constrained-random verification, functional coverage, and assertion-based verification
• Good understanding of chip initialization, control sequencing, clocking, and cross-domain interactions
• Strong simulation debug and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in scripting languages, e.g. Python, Perl, TCL and shell scripting, etc.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with CDC/RDC concepts and verification methodologies
• Fluency in Claude / AI tools for verification development and debug

Benefits

• Base salary plus equity
• 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
• 77% premium coverage for dependents
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care
• Headspace subscription
• Gympass+ membership
• One Medical membership
• Counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program

Before you apply

• You must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified

About the company

SambaNova is a leader in next-generation AI infrastructure, delivering a full-stack inference platform for customers worldwide. Its core technology is the RDU (Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit).