Design Verification Engineer (Starlink) at SpaceX
Irvine, CA, United States
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
DESIGN VERIFICATION ENGINEER (STARLINK)
Starlink has been building the world's largest constellation of satellites to provide internet to billions of underserved people and bring the world closer together. The Starlink Silicon Team is seeking motivated, proactive, and intellectually curious engineers who can work with world-class cross-disciplinary teams (systems, firmware, architecture, design, validation, product engineering). In this role, you will develop scalable and re-usable verification environments and test cases to verify a wide range of cutting-edge next-generation ASIC and FPGA designs. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on self-starter who can execute the steps required to fully verify complex digital designs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for digital ASIC and/or FPGA verification at block and system level
Write and review test plans, develop test harnesses and test sequences
Responsible for test plan execution, running regressions, code and functional coverage closure
Contribute towards pre-silicon verification, chip bring-up and post-silicon validation
Be a hands-on self-starter who can execute the steps required to fully verify a complex digital designs
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
Experience with design verification and test bench development
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Advanced degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
Experience with verification methodologies such as UVM/OVM/VMM
Strong object-oriented programming knowledge
Strong problem-solving and coding skills
Experience in constrained random verification
Expertise in developing test plans, implementing coverage models, and analyzing results
Experience with scripting languages, e.g. Python for automation
RTL design, chip bring-up, and post-silicon validation experience
Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
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