An exciting opportunity has just opened for a Senior / Lead Verification Engineer to join a cutting-edge team in Cambridge, UK, driving innovation in next-gen semiconductor projects
Role: Senior / Lead Verification Engineer
Location: Cambridge, UK
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Negotiable (depending on qualifications and experience)
Our client is expanding their DV team at a key growth stage, offering a rare opportunity to join early and genuinely shape verification methodology, standards, and technical direction as the team scales.
Position Overview
The work is focused on production-grade open-source silicon, including the Ibex RISC-V CPU and OpenTitan security platform, developed in collaboration with world-leading partners such as Google. This is real silicon used as a foundation for secure and scalable compute systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and debug block/system-level tests and testbenches using SystemVerilog and UVM
- Develop test and coverage plans for new and updated designs
- Triage and debug nightly regressions
- Review contributions to open-source projects
- Enhance test and CI infrastructure
- Collaborate on academic/industry publications
- Stay current with verification best practices and introduce improvements
Candidate Requirements
Essential:
- 5+ years industry experience in design verification
- Strong SystemVerilog and UVM expertise
- Experience across the full verification cycle (planning to tape-out)
- Able to provide estimates and coordinate with project managers
- Comfortable in multidisciplinary, multi-organisation teams
- Familiar with Git and code review tools (GitHub, GitLab, Gerrit)
- Programming in C and/or Python for tests and automation
- Undergraduate degree in a technical discipline or equivalent
Desirable:
- Experience with multiple hardware block types
- Knowledge of security countermeasures (fault injection, side-channel attacks)
- Experience with RISC-V ISA or other instruction sets
- Familiarity with formal verification tools (e.g., JasperGold)
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- Employer pension contribution
- Private medical insurance, income protection, critical illness and life cover
- Opportunities to attend industry conferences and training
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Verification Team Lead in Cambridge employer: microTECH Global LTD
Our company is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Hampshire that fosters innovation and collaboration among talented engineers. We prioritise employee growth through continuous learning opportunities and provide a supportive culture that values creativity and teamwork, making it an ideal place for professionals looking to make a meaningful impact in the field of analogue IC design.
