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Verification Engineer – SoC System Management

Alphawave Semi
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/27/2025
The Opportunity

We're looking for the Wavemakers of tomorrow.

Alphawave Semi enables tomorrow’s future by accelerating the critical data communication at the heart of our digital world – from seamless video streaming to AI to the metaverse and much more. Our technology powers product innovation in the most data-demanding industries today, including data centers, networking, storage, artificial intelligence, 5G wireless infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles. Customers partner with us for mission-critical data communication, our innovative technologies, and our proven track record. Together, we enable the next generation of digital technology.

Why Join Us?


  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge ARM-based SoC designs.
  • Work with a team in a high-impact, fast-paced environment.
  • Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities.
  • Work alongside some of the best minds in the semiconductor industry.


What You'll Do


  • Leading verification for SoC System Manager targeted for Boot, Security, power management, and low speed peripherals using Arm CPU Core in an inclusive team environment
  • Architecting, Planning DV activities at subsystem level
  • Working with third party vendors, IP suppliers to verify different components of the subsystem
  • Own end-to-end verification flow, from verification plan creation and review to implementation and sign-off on tape-out.
  • Collaborate with the design team to develop verification requirements and define critical feature scopes.
  • Demonstrate expertise in boot, security and low power multi core Arm CPU based SoC.
  • Demonstrate expertise in slow speed peripherals verification such as I2C, SPI, eMMC, UART, JTAG, GPIOs, Debugger, etc.
  • Develop scalable testbench components for verifying critical RTL and firmware features using UVM.
  • Develop test cases to verify SoC and subsystems in ASIC RTL, FPGA environment.
  • Support Emulation and FPGA teams on verification of SoC
  • Perform multi power domain, multi-voltage domain RTL and gate level simulations.


What You'll Need


  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • We are looking for a minimum of 8 years of experience in ASIC design verification.
  • Extensive experience in building reusable testbenches and strong debugging skills.
  • Proficiency in UVM, System Verilog, VHDL, Verilog, C.
  • Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools and methodologies for digital verification.


It Would Be Amazing If You Had


  • Experience with Low power RTL and Gate level Verification.
  • Experience in slow speed peripherals verification such as I2C, SPI, eMMC, UART, GPIOs, JTAG/SW, Ethernet
  • Experience with boot flow.
  • Hands-on SoC bring up experience in a lab environment


We have a flexible work environment to support and help employees thrive in personal and professional capacities.

Salary And Benefits

Your contribution will be recognized with a base salary within the range of $140,000 to $210,000 annually as It is influenced by your qualifications, experience, location, and the internal equity of our team to ensure fairness and consistency across roles. In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, employees are also eligible for additional compensation opportunities, including a short-term incentive program, Retirement & Saving Programs and participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described as per below:

Health & Wellness

Our programs emphasize knowledge and prevention, helping you stay proactive and prepared to manage your health at every stage.


  • Comprehensive health plans
  • Wellness Spending Account (WSA)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


Time Off

We value the importance of rest and recharge, which is why we offer flexible time off options to support your well-being.


  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave


Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Alphawave Semi is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all applicants regardless of age, gender, race, disability, or other protected characteristics. We value diversity and provide accommodations during the recruitment process.

Salary : $140,000 - $210,000

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