Senior Verification Engineer

Job Title: Senior Verification Engineer Location: Austin Role Summary: This position is within the MME MCU/MPU Digital IP team. We develop best-in-class digital IPs for NXP’s automotive and advanced microcontroller businesses, delivering sensor and processing technologies that enable secure, connected vehicles today and autonomous vehicles of the future. · Drive a “zero-defect” mindset across the verification team · Provide technical leadership and guidance on complex verification challenges · Mentor and grow a small team of engineers Job Responsibility: · Define and execute verification plans · Develop and implement verification testbenches · Develop testbench components such as drivers, monitors, and scoreboards, and leverage advanced UVM VIPs · Develop directed and constrained-random stimulus · Analyze RTL, functional coverage, and assertion coverage results · Define and develop functional coverage models · Develop and maintain SystemVerilog assertions (SVA) · Apply formal verification methodologies · Demonstrate strong debugging skills, including failure reproduction and root-cause analysis · Exhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills; familiarity with major simulation and debug tools is a plus Job Qualification: · BSEE with 5+ years of semiconductor industry experience, or · MSEE with 3+ years of experience, or · PhD with 1+ years of experience Technical Skills · Knowledge of protocols such as DDR, PCIe, AMBA (CHI, ACE, AXI) · Strong expertise in Verilog, SystemVerilog (VHDL is a plus) · Experience with OVM/UVM and class-based verification methodologies · Experience with formal verification methodologies · Experience leveraging AI/LLM-based approaches to improve engineering efficiency · Test pattern debugging and validation on simulation and automated test environments · Scripting in Python, Perl, and UNIX/Linux · Familiarity with functional and code coverage methodologies More information about NXP in the United States... NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals. #LI-6692 NXP Semiconductors N. V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. For more information, visit www.nxp.com Bright Minds. Bright Futures. We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills. Commitment At NXP. We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality. Thank you for considering a career at NXP. To help you prepare for the different steps in our hiring process, see the following useful advice and tips. Are you already an NXP employee? Do not apply here. Instead, you must apply via our internal career page. Thank you for your interest in supporting our recruitment efforts. Please note that NXP operates under a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for all recruitment activities. Any candidate profiles or resume submitted without a prior written agreement or explicit request from our Talent Acquisition team will be considered unsolicited. Such submissions will be deemed free of any obligations, and no fees will be paid by NXP or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or divisions - regardless of whether the candidate is hired, either coincidentally or otherwise. Thank you for your understanding.