Verification of complex ARM-based SoC hardware using C test environments across simulation and emulation.
Originally posted 12 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is responsible for chip-level verification of complex ARM-based SoC hardware, debugging, and ROM and firmware bringup.
What you'll do
- Develop SoC system-level test environments for simulation and emulation, including log generation, backdoor configuration, and device modeling.
- Develop testplans and tests, including error condition tests and stress tests.
- Run and debug tests in regressions across both simulation and emulator platforms.
- Work with cross-functional teams to root-cause hardware issues and create system-level test cases.
- Perform ROM validation.
- Collaborate with software teams to debug device driver issues and OS boots.
What you'll need
- 7+ years of DV or validation experience, including 5+ years of system-level verification experience using C.
- Experience working through the complete project cycle of an SoC ASIC chip.
- Thorough understanding of CPU architecture, CPU debug architecture, and SoC system architecture.
- Proficiency in programming and modeling typical SoC connected devices, including JTAG, UART, SPI, and I2C.
- Proficiency in testplanning, test case development using C, and self-checking tests.
- Proficiency in RTL debugging using waveform viewers.
- Mastery in C programming, with fluency in scripting languages such as Make, Python, Perl, and shell script.
- Experience with documentation and issue tracking using Confluence and Jira tools.
Nice to have
- Validation experience on emulation, FPGA, and post-silicon platforms.
- Complex IP interface validation experience with USB, Ethernet, PCIe, and DDR.
- Experience using AI tools in testplanning, generation, and debugging.
Skills: SOC verification, emulation, C programming, simulation, testbench
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 62-day median for Design Verification roles.
Design Verification · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
1339
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Median days since first seen
62 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$185k
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| Metric | Axiado | All employers we track in this specialty (1339 roles · 99 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 1339 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 18 | 3546 · 121 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 0 d | 62 d (+62 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: SOC verification, emulation, C programming, simulation, testbench
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 120 open roles · median 51 d
- Apple · 108 open roles · median 15 d
- NVIDIA · 108 open roles · median 74 d
- AMD · 79 open roles · median 70 d
- Synopsys · 73 open roles · median 56 d
- SiFive · 57 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 1339 open Design Verification (Design Verification) roles from 99 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 12 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.