Sr. Staff Engineer, Design Verification

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Company Overview
Ambiq's mission is to enable intelligence everywhere by delivering the lowest power semiconductor solutions.

Ambiq is a pioneer and a leading provider of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions based on our proprietary and patented sub- and near-threshold technologies.

With increased power requirements of artificial intelligence (AI) computing, our customers increasingly rely on our solutions to deliver AI to edge environments.

Our hardware and software innovations fundamentally deliver a multi-fold improvement in power consumption over traditional semiconductor designs without expensive process geometry scaling.

We started in 2010 addressing the needs of battery-powered devices at the edge, where power consumption challenges were most profound.

As of the beginning of 2025, we’ve shipped more than 270 million units worldwide.


Description
Company Overview
Ambiq's mission is to enable intelligence everywhere by delivering the lowest power semiconductor solutions.

Ambiq is a pioneer and a leading provider of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions based on our proprietary and patented sub- and near-threshold technologies.

With increased power requirements of artificial intelligence (AI) computing, our customers increasingly rely on our solutions to deliver AI to edge environments.

Our hardware and software innovations fundamentally deliver a multi-fold improvement in power consumption over traditional semiconductor designs without expensive process geometry scaling.

We started in 2010 addressing the needs of battery-powered devices at the edge, where power consumption challenges were most profound.

As of the beginning of 2025, we’ve shipped more than 270 million units worldwide.


Our innovative and fast-moving teams of design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations are spread across several continents, including the US (Austin and San Jose), Taiwan (Hsinchu), China (Shenzhen and Shanghai), Japan (Tokyo), and Singapore.

We value relentless technology innovation, a deep commitment to customer success, collaborative problem-solving, and an enthusiastic pursuit of energy efficiency.

We embrace candidates who also share these same values.

The successful candidate must be self-motivated, creative, and comfortable learning and driving exciting new technologies.

We encourage and nurture an environment for growth and opportunities to work on complex, meaningful, and challenging projects that will create a lasting impact and shape the future of technology.

Join us on our quest for 100 billion devices.

The edge intelligence revolution starts here.


Responsibilities
You will be responsible for verifying digital and mixed-signal designs, including systems-on-chip with multiple CPUs, digital signal processors, security hardware, and other logic for IoT applications.


Specific Responsibilities Include
The right candidate will be a self-starter who assumes full ownership of DV tasks and delivers high-quality results.


Develop test plans at block, sub-system, and chip level.


Execute SoC-based verification at full-chip.


Experience in ARM Or RISC-V based micro-controllers.


Experience in CEVA-DSP or Cadence HiFi-5/HiFi-3.


Power-aware methodology (CPF/UPF).


Write C-based lib packages and tests.


Architect and implement scalable and reusable test benches using SystemVerilog and UVM.


Develop comprehensive test cases, stimulus generation, and checkers to achieve high coverage.


Automating the test environment for randomized testing and score boarding.


Utilize advanced debugging techniques to identify and resolve design and verification issues.


Perform root-cause analysis and work with design teams to fix identified issues
Define and track functional and code coverage metrics to ensure thorough verification.


Ensure that verification quality meets or exceeds industry standards and project requirements.


Edge-based AI inference is preferred.


Requirements
What you need to have to be successful
BSEE /MSEE 7-10 years Degree of experience in block, sub-system, and full-chip verification
Technologies: Experienced in ARM M/RISC-V (Preferred) SoC Verification, expert in AMBA AXI/AHB/APB, DMA, Flow Control, Serial Devices, Qo5, Low Power (CPF/UPF) Verification
Preferred technologies: DSP, Crypto, OTP, AI, Flash
Languages: Strong in SystemVerilog (UVM), Verilog, C/C++, Python, Perl or Makefile
Should have delivered multiple chips functioning to Specification.


Identify and manage verification deliverables, milestones, and schedules.


Proactively identify potential verification risks and develop mitigation strategies.


Collaborate with design, architecture, and software teams to understand and verify design intent.


Communicate verification progress, issues, and results to stakeholders and management.


Strong in understanding multiple architectures, integrating 3rd party IPs/VIPs, and working with mixed-signal designs with low-power design and verification challenges
Strong understanding/exposure to Design Verification for low-power battery-operated designs is highly desired.


C-based verification in an SoC environment is required
Experience with ARM processor-based designs and low-power design techniques is a plus.


The expectation is that the candidate will be required to maintain a regular in-office presence five days per week.


Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Semiconductor Manufacturing
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