Design and Verification Engineer

SEMI$150K — $350K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience in RTL design, functional verification, and/or architecture-level modeling.
  • Proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog, UVM, and simulation tools (e.g., Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Siemens Questa).
  • Experience designing and verifying complex subsystems or SoCs, preferably in production or research tapeouts.
  • Familiarity with lint, CDC, formal, coverage analysis, and synthesis flows.
  • Interest or experience in AI/ML, especially AI-assisted engineering tools, is a major plus.
  • Strong collaboration skills and a passion for enabling the next generation of EDA workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with AI engineers to model and codify chip design and verification workflows.
  • Design, implement, and debug RTL designs and SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches used in training and validating AI agents.
  • Provide deep domain expertise to help AI agents interpret specifications, generate RTL code, and understand verification coverage.
  • Build reusable examples, design patterns, and edge cases to train and evaluate generative and agentic AI models.
  • Support benchmarking and evaluation of AI-assisted design and verification productivity across realistic chip development tasks.
  • Work closely with customers, product, and research teams to translate engineering pain points into automated AI workflows.

Benefits

  • Work at the frontier of AI and semiconductor design.
  • Collaborate with a world-class team spanning AI, systems, and EDA.
  • Shape a foundational shift in how chips are built.
  • Unlimited PTO and full benefits (medical, vision, dental, 401k).
  • Two engineering-centric offices with free parking, private gym, and free lunch, drinks and snacks.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

We are seeking a highly capable Design and Verification Engineer to join our core product and research team. In this role, you will work side-by-side with our AI engineering and research groups to build cutting-edge agentic AI systems for EDA. Your deep domain expertise in RTL design and functional verification will shape how AI systems reason about complex hardware workflows-from architecture specification through testbench validation. You will play a central role in teaching our AI how engineers think and work, ensuring our solutions integrate naturally into real-world design environments.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with AI engineers to model and codify chip design and verification workflows.
  • Design, implement, and debug RTL designs and SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches used in training and validating AI agents.
  • Provide deep domain expertise to help AI agents interpret specifications, generate RTL code, and understand verification coverage.
  • Build reusable examples, design patterns, and edge cases to train and evaluate generative and agentic AI models.
  • Support benchmarking and evaluation of AI-assisted design and verification productivity across realistic chip development tasks.
  • Work closely with customers, product, and research teams to translate engineering pain points into automated AI workflows.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience in RTL design, functional verification, and/or architecture-level modeling.
  • Proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog, UVM, and simulation tools (e.g., Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Siemens Questa).
  • Experience designing and verifying complex subsystems or SoCs, preferably in production or research tapeouts.
  • Familiarity with lint, CDC, formal, coverage analysis, and synthesis flows.
  • Interest or experience in AI/ML, especially AI-assisted engineering tools, is a major plus.
  • Strong collaboration skills and a passion for enabling the next generation of EDA workflows.
Why Join Us
  • Work at the frontier of AI and semiconductor design.
  • Collaborate with a world-class team spanning AI, systems, and EDA.
  • Shape a foundational shift in how chips are built.
What we offer
  • $150K/yr - $350K/yr + Offers Equity. We are open to discuss above-scale compensation with exceptional candidates on a case-by-case basis.
  • Unlimited PTO and full benefits (medical, vision, dental, 401k).
  • Two engineering-centric offices with free parking, private gym, and free lunch, drinks and snacks.

About SEMI

SEMI is a global industry association that represents companies involved in the manufacturing and supply chain of the electronics industry. The association was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California. SEMI provides its members with networking opportunities, industry research, and advocacy on issues affecting the industry. The association also hosts industry events and conferences, including SEMICON West and SEMICON China. SEMI has offices and operations in North America, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Southeast Asia.
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