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Power Integrations Staff Digital IC Verification Engineer in Cambridge, United Kingdom
About Power Integrations
Power Integrations, Inc., is a Silicon Valley-based supplier of high-performance electronic components used in high-voltage power-conversion systems. Our integrated circuits and diodes enable compact, energy-efficient AC-DC power supplies for a vast range of electronic products including mobile devices, TVs, PCs, appliances, smart utility meters and LED lights. Our SCALE™ IGBT drivers enhance the efficiency, reliability and cost of high-power applications such as industrial motor drives, solar and wind energy systems, electric vehicles and high-voltage DC transmission. Since its introduction in 1998, Power Integrations' EcoSmart® energy-efficiency technology has prevented billions of dollars' worth of energy waste and millions of tons of carbon emissions. Reflecting the environmental benefits of our products, Power Integrations' stock is a member of clean-technology stock indices sponsored by Cleantech Group LLC and Clean Edge. Visit our Green Room for a comprehensive guide to energy-efficiency standards around the world. For more information please visit www.power.com.
Objective of the role:
Based in our Cambridge office you will work closely with colleagues locally and in the other IC Design Centres to verify all the digital functions of the mixed signal products developed by Power Integrations. You will work with the Product Definition, IC Design and Test Engineering teams to capture the system requirements in a digital verification plan, create suitable models of the analogue circuits and simulate the DFT functions respectively. This will include creating scalable testbenches, checkers, reference models and coverage groups in SystemVerilog using a mixture of directed and random tests to complete the test plan and coverage goals.
Main Responsibilities:
Write, own and maintain the digital verification plan for each product based on the system-level specification, analogue block requirements and DFT functions.
Design and implement a suitable digital verification environment for each product using industry standard methodologies (e.g. UVM, RNM).
Create behavioural models of internal/external non-digital functions to enable system simulation and verification.
Create sufficient test cases and sequences to cover all items in the verification plan and meet the coverage requirements.
Create and maintain a regression environment for automatically verifying digital/system functions at each stage of the design cycle.
Generate all necessary design documentation and participate in design reviews.
Lead and oversee other team members to achieve the above.
Take a lead in digital verification methodology improvements within the company.
Education & Work Experience Requirements:
MSc/MEng or PhD in Electronics Engineering or related subject.
Minimum 8 years’ experience in digital IC verification using industry standard verification methods.
As a Staff Digital IC Verification Engineer you should:
Have in-depth knowledge and understanding of best-practice digital verification methods (e.g. UVM, SVA, coverage, etc.).
Be an expert at writing digital verification plans based on system-level specification documents.
Be fully conversant with the SystemVerilog standard and digital EDA tools.
Proven experience architecting and implementing a full digital verification environment for a mixed-signal IC.
Proven experience creating test cases/sequences to achieve the desired level of coverage.
Have experience building a regression suite to automatically run all test cases/sequences.
Have experience using additional digital verification methods (formal, linting, etc.).
Have experience with scripting languages such as TCL/Python.
Have experience producing accurate and complete documentation.
Benefits:
Health & Wellbeing
Private healthcare (option to add on dependents for free)
Enhanced Sick Pay
Group Income Protection scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Group Life scheme
Cycle2Work - savings of at least 32% on a new bike or accessories
Financial Incentives
ESPP (employee stock purchase plan) – Option to join scheme twice a year
Pension scheme- A contributory private pension
Generous Employee referral bonus (& I-Pad raffle)