FPGA Verification Engineer, Air Dominance and Strike
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
Job Summary
ABOUT THE JOB
We are looking for a FPGA Verification Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa CA. You will own verification of FPGA/SoC designs on AMD (Xilinx) platforms for flight-critical avionics with a focus on UVM-based methodology and coverage-driven verification. This will require expertise in SystemVerilog object-oriented programming and UVM. If you are someone who has supported rapid avionics development then this role is for you.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Architect and implement UVM verification environments (drivers monitors predictors scoreboards) for AMD (Xilinx) FPGA/SoC designs
- Develop verification plans with traceability to system and hardware requirements
- Author SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) for protocol compliance and design intent checks
- Build functional coverage models and drive code coverage analysis to closure
- Develop constrained-random and transaction-level test sequences to maximize coverage and uncover corner-case bugs
- Establish and maintain regression suites tracking coverage metrics and verification progress
- Debug failures using waveform tools and simulation logs at the HDL and system level
- Collaborate with design engineers on RTL reviews bug resolution and micro-architecture refinement
- Support hardware validation and board bring-up on target platforms
- Ensure verification meets DO-254 and relevant safety standards
- Author verification closure reports and coverage analysis summaries
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related field
- 2 years of experience in FPGA/ASIC verification
- Proficient in SystemVerilog UVM methodology and SVA with experience contributing to and extending UVM testbenches
- Object-oriented programming principles
- Industry simulators (Questa VCS Xcelium or Vivado)
- Git-based collaborative workflows including code review
- Linux development environments
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Eligible to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5 years of experience in FPGA/ASIC verification
- Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related field
- DO-254 avionics verification standards for UAS and safety-critical verification processes
- SVUnit or equivalent unit-testing frameworks
- Formal verification or CDC verification tools
- Digital interfaces: Ethernet PCIe JESD204C MIL-STD-1553 SPI
- Verification automation scripting (Python Tcl Makefile)
- SoC and ARM-based embedded platforms
- Verification automation CI/CD integration and Nix-based build environments
US Salary Range
$123000 - $171000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
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