FPGA Verification Engineer - Avionics

Team: Engineering & Operations

Location: Saratoga, CA

Commitment: Full-Time

Workplace Type: onsite

Salary:

We are hiring FPGA Verification Engineers to build and maintain the verification infrastructure for satellite avionics FPGA designs. You will develop UVM-based testbenches, create coverage-driven verification plans, and ensure RTL correctness for flight-critical FPGA firmware across multiple subsystems. This role is instrumental in establishing a rigorous verification methodology for the program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop UVM-based verification environments including agents, scoreboards, and bit-accurate reference models.
• Create and maintain a reusable, extendable UVM framework supporting multiple FPGA targets and device configurations.
• Write verification plans derived from requirements specifications and architectural documents.
• Develop functional coverage models and drive coverage closure for all FPGA designs.
• Perform RTL simulation using industry-standard tools.
• Implement clock-domain crossing verification and timing/stability analysis.
• Apply lint and static-analysis tools to identify design issues early in the development cycle.
• Support hardware bring-up by creating tests that model and recreate hardware interactions in simulation.
• Document verification results, coverage metrics, and test plans with clear technical writing.
• Collaborate with FPGA designers and system engineers to refine requirements and close verification gaps.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in FPGA or ASIC verification.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog and UVM-based verification methodology.
• Experience building UVM agents, environments, and generating constrained-random stimulus.
• Proficiency with at least one industry-standard RTL simulator.
• Understanding of functional coverage techniques and coverage-driven verification.
• Ability to read and understand PCB schematics and hardware interfaces for test development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience verifying designs for space, aerospace, or high-reliability applications.
• Familiarity with formal verification tools.
• Background in embedded software interaction with FPGA firmware.
• Experience with continuous integration workflows for verification regressions.
• Proficiency in Python, TCL, or shell scripting for test automation and infrastructure.
• Exposure to DFMEA and high-reliability digital design review processes.

Tools & Technologies:

• Industry-standard RTL simulators (e.g., VCS, QuestaSim, or equivalent)
• UVM verification methodology
• Lint and CDC analysis tools
• Python/TCL scripting for automation