Senior Staff Engineer Design Verification

The automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation since the invention of internal combustion engine nearly 150 years ago. Increasing level of autonomy and network connectivity has resulted in the demand of new generation in-vehicle networking technology using Automotive Ethernet. Infineon is the global leader in the development of Automotive Ethernet products such as PHY and ethernet switch. When you join us, you get to work with a team of expert verification engineers who have successfully verified over 25 mass-production chips. You will assist in improving the quality of our chips to meet critical automotive requirements including functional safety, time sensitive networking, cybersecurity, and traceability.

Your Role

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Technical Leadership & Strategy

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members.
  • Take full ownership of IP verification and full chip verification.
  • Set verification direction: Define and execute end-to-end verification strategies, test plans, and define closure criteria.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with system architects, RTL design, FGPA, emulation, and firmware teams to translate design intent into measurable verification goals.

• Specialized Testing

  • Mixed-signal co-simulation: Build verification infrastructure bridging digital RTL modules with analog/mixed-signal models (such as spice netlist, behavioural models, real number modelling).
  • Apply advanced verification techniques such as formal verification.

• Environment Architecture & Execution

  • Multi-Level Verification: Define and execute thorough verification across all structural hierarchies, including block, sub-system, and full SoC levels.
  • Advanced Debugging: Lead root-cause analysis for complex simulation failures and corner-case errors, tracking issues across hardware-software boundaries.
  • Support quality metrics tracking, including bug detection, coverage status, and verification completeness.
  • Engage in development of new verification methodologies and continuous workflow improvement to achieve certification in functional safety.
  • Use latest AI tool to enhance productivity of design verification tasks.

Your Profile

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Electronic, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.

• Minimum 8 years of working experiences in Design Verification.

• Expert-level knowledge of Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).

• Mastery of SystemVerilog, Verilog, C/C++.

• Hands-on experiences with Ethernet Protocol such as ethernet switch, PHY, MAC.

• Experiences in coaching and training junior or mid-level verification engineers in testbench design and debug best practices.

• Ability to credibly present verification milestones, risks, and strategies to senior executives and stakeholders.

• Excellent critical thinking skills.

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English.

Contact: Nathan.Kim@infineon.com

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