Senior Principal Design Verification Engineer
NXP · Posted Nov 4
Automotive, industrial, IoT, mobile, and communication semiconductor solutions
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About the role
NXP is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Design Verification Engineer to lead verification of complex SoC, IP, and modem subsystem designs. The role sits within semiconductor product development and demands deep expertise in SystemVerilog/UVM verification along with the ability to influence architecture, methodology, and verification strategy across global engineering organizations. The engineer will own verification strategy and signoff, architect reusable verification environments, mentor verification engineers, and coordinate with architecture, design, firmware, validation, and software teams across global sites.
What you will do
- Own verification strategy, planning, execution, and signoff for complex SoC/IP and modem programs.
- Architect scalable and reusable SystemVerilog/UVM verification environments.
- Develop verification plans, coverage models, assertions, scoreboards, and checking methodologies.
- Drive coverage closure and verification signoff using data-driven quality metrics.
- Debug complex design and verification issues and drive root-cause resolution across teams.
- Collaborate closely with architecture, design, firmware, validation, and software teams.
- Lead technical reviews and influence microarchitecture and design decisions.
- Mentor verification engineers and help drive organizational verification excellence.
- Coordinate effectively across global sites, time zones, and disciplines to ensure successful project execution.
- Drive methodology, automation, and productivity improvements across projects.
- Travel domestically and internationally as required to support program execution and collaboration with global teams (approximately 5%).
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 12+ years of Design Verification experience in semiconductor product development.
- Expert-level knowledge of SystemVerilog, UVM, SVA, constrained-random verification, and coverage-driven methodologies.
- Experience leading verification for complex SoCs, subsystems, or high-performance IPs.
- Strong debugging, root-cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Python, Perl, Tcl, Shell, or similar scripting languages.
- Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with USB, DisplayPort (DP), USB Type-C, USB Power Delivery (USB-PD), I2C, SPMI, and SPI protocols.
- Modem verification experience, including wireless communication subsystems, protocol stacks, and modem-related IPs, is a strong plus.
- Knowledge of formal verification, assertion-based verification, low-power verification (UPF/CPF), and
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About NXP
NXP Semiconductors enables secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better, and safer. As a global leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. Headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, the company has over 60 years of combined expertise and operational history.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 32200+ employees
- Founded
- 2006
- Location
- Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
President and CEO
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations and Manufacturing Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer
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