Lightmatter
Staff/Sr. Staff Design Verification
$196K–$257K
Mountain View, CA +1 · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Dec 9, 2025
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Toronto, ON - Experience
- Minimum 8 years of design verification and SystemVerilog experience; 2+ years of Python experience. Preferred qualification: Master’s degree or higher (or equivalent experience) with 6 years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.
About the job
Verify digital, analog, and photonic designs at block and full-chip levels, using simulation and emulation to meet functional and performance goals.
What you'll do
- Define verification methodologies and create test plans, reusable testbench components, and validation flows for integrated devices.
- Perform functional, performance, and mixed-signal verification; close coverage and complete DV signoff.
- Collaborate with design and architecture teams to develop analog behavioral models and integrate vendor and internal IP into verification environments.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 8 years of design verification and SystemVerilog experience.
- 2+ years of experience in Python.
- Expertise developing with the UVM library; experience with simulators such as Xcelium, ModelSim, Questa, or VCS.
Nice to have
- Experience with post-silicon validation and debug.
- Experience with AMS verification.
Pay
$196,000 - $222,500 USD (base salary); $224,000 - $257,000 USD (base salary); $196,000 — $257,000 USD (total compensation)
Tools
UVM, SystemVerilog, Python, Xcelium, ModelSim, Questa, VCS, Real Number Modeling (RNM)
AI focus
Verification of photonics and computing designs for AI and HPC workloads; no direct AI development work is stated.
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