Sr Specialist, Electrical Engineering

Title: Sr Specialist, Electrical Engineering
Location: Columbia, MD | Rochester, NY
Job Type: FTE/Permanent

Job Description:
We are seeking digital verification engineers to support the development of secure tactical communication products. The candidate will function primarily in an FPGA verification role, working in a cooperative team environment to verify and test embedded FPGA firmware for communication systems. Successful candidates must have familiarity with a coverage-driven verification methodology from planning through closure as well as knowledge of industry standard interfaces. The candidate will be required to analyze requirements, create test specifications/plans, write tests in SystemVerilog within a UVM test bench framework, and verify designs meet requirements. The candidate will work with cross-functional teams to verify FPGA designs for product development projects.

Essential Functions:

• Perform FPGA design verification and validation of embedded electronic communication.
• Assist in the development of high-level and detailed verification test plans consistent with system requirements and specifications.
• Develop self-checking test benches for FPGA design verification and validation using SystemVerilog.
• Develop Agents, Test sequences, Cover groups, Predictors, Scoreboards.
• Develop randomized and directed tests to achieve closure on functional coverage and provide feedback to the team to reach functional coverage goals.
• Develop high-level and detailed verification test plans and test benches consistent with system requirements and specifications.
• Work with cross-functional teams as needed to define and verify product and design requirements.
• Prepare design and implementation reviews. Present technical briefings and status to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience, or
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience, or
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience developing and verifying FPGA/ASIC-based embedded system solutions.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and debug FPGA firmware and related hardware issues.
• Working knowledge of Ethernet Standard and design experience related to Ethernet packet processing.
• Experience with cryptographic algorithms and cryptographic solutions for embedded communication systems.
• Experience with verification tools.
• FPGA/ASIC RTL Design experience.
• Proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming (C++, Java).
• Proven proficiency in FPGA/ASIC verification using SystemVerilog.
• Working knowledge of UVM/OVM methodology.
• Experience with Advanced Functional Verification tools to report functional coverage.
• Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Perl, Python, Tcl).
• Familiarity with working within Linux OS.
• Familiarity with industry standard interfaces (Ethernet, AXI, SPI).
• Solid technical writing skills and ability to communicate complex technical concepts/solutions both inside and outside of the organization.
• Highly motivated, self-starter, who works well in team environments.