FPGA Verification Engineer
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Job Description
FPGA Verification Engineer
Life is Short. Solve Hard Problems with Cool People.
Idaho Scientific is the Goldilocks of the spirit and growth of a startup, with a financial footing and safety of a stable corporation. The perks of working at Idaho Scientific include all the benefits you d expect from an employer who prioritizes a balanced human experience:
Competitive Pay
Flexible Work Schedule
Health Benefits and Insurance
Retirement fund contributions
Profit Sharing
Generous Paid Time Off Policy
Solve the Problem, Not the Symptom.
Idaho Scientific designs and deploys secure system solutions through novel CPU design, crypto cores, purpose-built system-on-a-chip architectures and hardened operating systems. Our solutions are the foundation for how military systems will remain safe and secure in the conflicts of the future. We need smart people like you to join us in solving hard problems that matter.
Position Description.
A Verification Engineer is a subject matter expert on embedded firmware and software testing and validation. A successful candidate will have a proven track record of creating and maximizing the efficiency of company-wide verification processes, the ability to individually contributed by building specific project test plans and environments and the initiative to drive the verification process to completion for multiple projects. Applicants must possess implementation-level details of a wide range of system types including microcontrollers, FPGA based system-on-chip (SoC) system, and workstation grade single board computers.
What You ll Get to Do:
Develop a clean and robust general verification process for Idaho Scientific products and research projects
Translate complex project requirements into a specific verification plan
Implement the verification plan to project completion
Participate in all aspects of the product design life cycle including system architecture, design, development, and verification
Distill complex technical concepts into clear and concise writing to support product documentation and proposals for new opportunities
Contribute to new product ideas and proposals
Required Qualifications & Experience
US Citizenship
Ability to get a security clearance
More than five (5) years of proven past performance in embedded systems design and verification; preference given to candidates who have experience with embedded systems security
Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related field
Strong understanding of verification methods including constrained-random, directed, and formal verification
Demonstrated experience in reviewing and refining project requirements for testability
Expertise with SystemVerilog and UVM verification languages
Experience in building verification environments from the ground up and in measuring test coverage
Expert knowledge and hands-on experience with verification tools including VCS, Modelsim/QuestaSim, and Vivado.
Working knowledge of scripting, specifically make and POSIX, and software modeling
Advanced understanding of computer hardware and software architectures, including being able to clearly articulate how a CPU works, how a FPGA and an ASIC work, how Operating Systems work and how user space application runtime environments work
Ability to clearly capture complex technical concepts in writing for both technical and general audiences
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications & Experience
Active US Security Clearance
Experience applying principles of cyber security to operational technology and embedded systems
Experience reverse engineering hardware and software
Experience with CPU design, preferably Intel x86
Knowledge of Operating System architecture and design, Linux preferred
Location
The preferred work location is at Idaho Scientific headquarters in Boise, Idaho.
Commitment to Diversity.
Idaho Scientific is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition including pregnancy, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
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