Principal Verification Engineer
Salary: Annual salary starting from €66,000, with the final offer depending on the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
Description
onsemi’s Power Management Division is seeking a Principal Verification Engineer with strong expertise in both block-level and SoC-level verification of integrated circuits. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with SystemVerilog, UVM and formal verification, and demonstrates a solid understanding of verification methodologies and coverage-driven approaches.
You will work in a globally distributed team environment, extracting design intent from specifications and translating it into comprehensive verification strategies and plans to ensure maximum functional and code coverage.
Responsibilities- Develop SoC, subsystem, and block-level verification plans based on power management IC specifications.
- Build, maintain, and enhance scalable and reusable verification environments.
- Drive verification quality to achieve target functional and code coverage metrics.
- Promote and implement innovative verification methodologies and technologies.
- Ensure comprehensive verification of both hardware and firmware components.
- Analyze, debug, and root-cause verification failures efficiently.
- Lead verification activities across the full lifecycle, from planning to silicon validation readiness, with focus on pre-silicon quality.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and communicate effectively through coverage reviews, design/code reviews, and project updates.
- BSEE/MSEE (or equivalent) with 7–10+ years of relevant experience.
- Strong expertise in SystemVerilog and UVM, including vertical reuse methodologies.
- Solid knowledge of industry-standard EDA tools and verification flows.
- Proven experience in debugging complex verification issues.
- Hands-on experience with Assertion-Based Verification (SVA/PSL).
- Understanding of formal verification methodologies and their application to coverage closure.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, or C-shell.
- Experience in technical leadership and mentoring.
- Good understanding of analog and mixed-signal IC architectures and integration challenges.
Nice to Have
- Experience with power-aware verification (UPF/UCF).
- Exposure to AI/ML techniques applied to verification.
- Experience in HW/SW co-verification environments.
- Familiarity with requirements and project management tools (e.g., JAMA, JIRA).
- Experience with multi-phase switching regulators or power management systems
More details about our company benefits can be found here:
https://www.onsemi.com/careers/career-benefits
Skills Required
- BSEE or MSEE (or equivalent) with 7-10+ years of relevant experience
- Strong expertise in SystemVerilog
- Strong expertise in UVM
- Solid knowledge of industry-standard EDA tools and verification flows
- Proven experience debugging complex verification issues
- Hands-on experience with Assertion-Based Verification (SVA/PSL)
- Understanding of formal verification methodologies and application to coverage closure
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Tcl, C-shell)
- Experience in technical leadership and mentoring
- Good understanding of analog and mixed-signal IC architectures and integration challenges
- Experience with power-aware verification (UPF/UCF)
- Exposure to AI/ML techniques applied to verification
- Experience in HW/SW co-verification environments
- Familiarity with requirements and project management tools (e.g., JAMA, JIRA)
- Experience with multi-phase switching regulators or power management systems
onsemi Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about onsemi and has not been reviewed or approved by onsemi.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are highlighted by a U.S. 401(k) with a 100% match on the first 4% and immediate vesting. International plans such as Ireland’s defined contribution scheme and Germany’s company-funded pension elements reinforce long-term savings.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off policies include ten paid holidays, flexible vacation for exempt employees, and three to five weeks of vacation for non-exempt staff as tenure grows, alongside sick time accrual. Paid leaves span parental, bereavement, jury duty, and military service, with Europe locations offering additional statutory and seniority-based days.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include eight weeks of paid parental leave, company-sponsored backup care for children, adults, and pets, and up to $15,000 in adoption assistance. Regional provisions such as Switzerland’s child allowance and accessible EAP counseling show added attention to household needs.
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What We Do
We are building a better future through intelligent technology. For over 60 years, onsemi and its ancestors have been leading the world’s greatest technology advancements. onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
