ASIC Design Verification Engineer

Positron AI builds hardware and software for energy-efficient generative-AI and Transformer-model inference.

Reno, Nevada, United States
About Positron AI

Reno-based AI-infrastructure company whose currently shipping Atlas inference server is complemented by planned Asimov custom accelerator silicon and Titan inference systems.

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About the Role

You will develop verification strategies, test plans, methodologies, and SystemVerilog UVM environments for AI inference ASICs. You will create simulations and tests, drive coverage closure and root-cause analysis, work with FPGA and emulation groups on validation, and manage verification schedules, deliverables, and risks.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of ASIC verification experience
  • Expertise in SystemVerilog UVM and simulation tools
  • Knowledge of verification planning, testbench development, and coverage-driven verification
  • Experience with Cadence, Synopsys, or Mentor Graphics EDA tools
  • Experience with debugging tools, waveform analysis, and Python, Perl, or Tcl scripting
  • Familiarity with AI/ML accelerators, memory subsystems, and high-speed interconnects
  • Track record of verifying complex ASIC designs
  • Advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field
  • Experience with hardware-software co-verification
  • Knowledge of formal verification techniques
  • Understanding of post-silicon validation and bring-up

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute verification strategies for AI inference ASICs
  • Define test plans and verification methodologies
  • Lead development of SystemVerilog UVM verification environments
  • Create simulation testbenches and directed and constrained-random tests
  • Collaborate on functional coverage and closure
  • Drive debugging and root-cause analysis for pre-silicon and post-silicon issues
  • Work with FPGA and emulation groups on early hardware validation
  • Manage verification schedules, deliverables, and risk mitigation plans

Benefits

  • Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • Company-paid life and disability coverage
  • Supplemental hospital, critical illness, and accident coverage
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • 13 paid company holidays
  • Remote-first work
  • Company-provided computer and home office setup
  • Equity
  • 401(k) matching from day one
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