The Opportunity
We're looking for the Wavemakers of tomorrow.
Alphawave Semi enables tomorrow’s future by accelerating the critical data communication at the heart of our digital world – from seamless video streaming to AI to the metaverse and much more. Our technology powers product innovation in the most data-demanding industries today, including data centers, networking, storage, artificial intelligence, 5G wireless infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles. Customers partner with us for mission-critical data communication, our innovative technologies, and our proven track record. Together, we enable the next generation of digital technology.
Staff Design Verification Engineer
What You'll Do
- Architecting, Designing and Verifying DSPs using high speed mixed-signal PHYs like PCIe, Ethernet
- Roles available in all these areas - working on new variants of these protocols.
- Develop scalable testbench components for verifying critical RTL and firmware features using UVM.
- Demonstrate expertise in Alphawave SerDes and DSP cores; develop test cases to control these components optimally.
- Oversee the end-to-end verification flow, from verification plan creation and review to implementation and sign-off on tape-out.
- Collaborate with the design team to develop verification requirements and define critical feature scopes.
- Mentor junior team members.
What You'll Need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 9 years of ASIC design verification experience.
- Hybrid role based in Ontario, with a preference for candidates in the GTA or Ottawa office.
- Extensive experience (9+ years) in building reusable testbenches and strong debugging skills.
- Proficiency in UVM and SystemVerilog.
- Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools and methodologies for digital verification.
It Would Be Amazing If You Had
- Experience with SerDes.
- Knowledge of Ethernet and/or PCIe protocols.
- Familiarity with the CMIS standard.
- Understanding of peripherals/protocols such as I2C, SPI, USB, NVMe, APB, AHB, etc.
- Experience with RISC-V microcontrollers.
"Hybrid work environment"
As part of our commitment to the well-being and satisfaction of our employees, we have designed a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Great compensation package
- Health Insurance
- Retirement Savings
- Paid time off
Diversity & Inclusivity
Alphawave Semi is based out of one of the most diverse countries in the world. This includes differences related to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender expression and presentation, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability and socioeconomic status. To us, diversity is one our strongest assets to our organization. We commit ourselves to promoting the recognition and appreciation of our diverse and rich culture. We believe that it is critical to our success to promote freedom of thought and opinion in a respectful environment. The decisions we make are rooted by respectfully considering each other’s thoughts and opinions and by working towards a greater common goal.
Accommodation
Alphawave Semi is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including visible minorities, Indigenous People, and persons with disabilities. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. If as a qualified job applicant, you request accommodation, Alphawave Semi will consult with you to provide reasonable accommodations according to your specific needs. If you wish to make a request, you will be provided an opportunity if you’re applications is selected to proceed in our hiring process.
Top Skills
What We Do
We work to create silicon that enables the highest performing, most reliability and lowest power digital communication networks.
