ASIC Digital Verification, Staff Engineer

Synopsys, a world leader in the Semiconductor IP industry, is seeking an ASIC Digital Verification Engineer whose mandate is to:

• Work in a Digital Design and Verification Development team contributing to the development and validation of complex digital circuitry for high-speed interface IP.
• Conceptualize, design, integrate, validate and verify Test Environment components, sequences, checkers and coverage, according to the mandates on the Verification Plan, Team Methodology, and Group goals and objectives.
• Debug failures from Test Environment down to RTL implementation, search and determine root causes, suggest and implement fixes and/or workarounds, document and track.
• Collaborate with peers and superiors to help shape and improve the Test Environment, to achieve best quality and results. Guide junior team members to meet both their and the overall objectives.
• Analyze metrics, provide feedback and plan of action, and follow-through.
• Build productive working relationships, not only within the team but across teams and business groups.
• Participate in applicable product/project reviews.
• Prepare and present reports of Test Plan coverage, Quality of Results, Performance results, etc.

• University degree in Electronics Engineering or Computer Science
• Deep Knowledge of IC/Digital Design and Verification flows
• Comprehensive knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM
• Comprehensive experience with Simulation tools
• Very good problem-solving skills, capable of considering and describing multiple scenarios/approaches
• Good team-player
• Good organizational skills
• Good English skills, both verbal and written

• 5+ years of relevant experience is highly preferred
• Experience in SystemVerilog/UVM
• Proficiency in at least one object-oriented programming language
• Exposure to Unix, Python, Perl and TCL scripting
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Sharepoint/Teams, Jira/Confluence, P4/Git, etc.

At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.
Synopsys' leading DesignWare IP portfolio is developed by an IP Design Team within Synopsys’ Solutions Group. Part of the Team is located in Porto and is staffed with Analog and Digital IC Design Engineers, Application Engineers and Test Engineers, among others. The company's extensive IP portfolio enables next-generation SoC designers to integrate silicon-proven functionality previously available only to large integrated device manufacturers. The IP is licensed to leading semiconductor companies across all major markets, offering high-precision, single-function blocks to complete interface sub-systems.

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