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Since 2010, we've shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.\nOur cross-functional teams span design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations across Austin, Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore. We move fast, tackle hard problems, and create space for people to grow through complex, meaningful work that shapes the future of technology.\nWe're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.\nAt Ambiq, we live by five values: Innovate. Collaborate. Focus. Learn. Achieve.\nIf that's you, join us - the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.\nScope\n You will be responsible for verifying digital and mixed-signal designs, including systems-on-chip with multiple CPUs, digital signal processors, security hardware, and other logic for IoT applications.\nResponsibilities\n\nThe right candidate will be a self-starter who assumes full ownership of DV tasks and delivers high-quality results.\nDevelop test plans at block, sub-system, and chip level.\nExecute SoC-based verification at full-chip and module level verification. \nExperience in ARM or RISC-V based micro-controllers.\nPower-aware methodology (CPF/UPF).\nWrite C-based lib packages and tests.\nArchitect and implement scalable and reusable module test benches using SystemVerilog and UVM.\nDevelop comprehensive test cases, stimulus generation, and checkers to achieve high coverage.\nAutomate the test environment for randomized testing and score-boarding.\nUtilize advanced debugging techniques to identify and resolve design and verification issues.\nPerform root-cause analysis and work with design teams to fix identified issues.\nDefine and track functional and code coverage metrics to ensure thorough verification.\nEnsure that verification quality meets or exceeds industry standards and project requirements.\nEdge-based AI inference is preferred.\nQualifications\n\nBSEE/MSEE with 7 - 10+ years of experience (seniority depends on years of experience) in block, sub-system, and full-chip verification.\nTechnologies: Experienced in ARM M/RISC-V (Preferred) SoC Verification, expert in AMBA AXI/AHB/APB, DMA, Flow Control, Serial Devices, Low Power (CPF/UPF) Verification, 3rd party IP integration verification.\nExperience in peripheral modules (UART, SPI, I2C), Audio subsystem, Display subsystem, USB, OTP, Crypto is a plus.\nLanguages: Strong in SystemVerilog (UVM), Verilog, C/C++, Python, Perl, or Makefile.\nShould have delivered multiple chips functioning to specification.\nIdentify and manage verification deliverables, milestones, and schedules.\nProactively identify potential verification risks and develop mitigation strategies.\nCollaborate with design, architecture, and software teams to understand and verify design intent.\nCommunicate verification progress, issues, and results to stakeholders and management.\nStrong in understanding multiple architectures, integrating 3rd party IPs/VIPs, and working with mixed-signal designs with low-power design and verification challenges.\nStrong understanding/exposure to Design Verification for low-power battery-operated designs is highly desired.\nC-based verification in an SoC environment is required.\nExperience with ARM processor-based designs and low-power design techniques is a plus.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3740,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Processors, MCUs & AI Chips","Edge AI","Analog & Power Semiconductors"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-06T12:09:40Z"}],"liveness":{"score":50,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":91,"expected_fill_days":84,"reasons":["conf:4","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ambiq-micro-staff-engineer-design-verification","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ambiq-micro-staff-engineer-design-verification.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-02T03:30:47Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4925,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":75,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-03T00:00:00Z"}}}