Job Description

Our partner is looking for a Senior or Principal Verification Engineer to own the core level verification environment, methodology, tooling and CI infrastructure for complex processor designs.

The role focuses on evolving the top level UVM testbench, integrating unit level VIP, driving functional and code coverage closure, improving verification flows and identifying gaps between processor units. You will also act as a senior technical reference for verification methodology, testbench architecture and cross unit quality.

Location: Barcelona, Spain, Hybrid
Level: Senior / Principal

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the core level UVM testbench

Integrate unit level VIP into top level verification

Drive functional and code coverage closure

Identify and close cross unit verification gaps

Review assume and guarantee relationships between blocks

Own regression, compile and coverage flows

Maintain and improve verification CI infrastructure

Improve verification methodology, tooling and automation

Review block and core level testbench architecture

Mentor verification engineers and provide technical guidance

Work with EDA vendors and internal engineering teams

Support improvements to coverage driven and assertion based verification

Requirements

10+ years of design verification experience

Processor core or complex microarchitecture verification

RISC V experience highly valued

Expert SystemVerilog and UVM

Reusable and configurable multi agent testbench development

Strong functional coverage and verification planning

Coverage closure at core or top level





Deep Questa experience

Visualizer, Verdi or similar debug tools

Strong Python, plus Bash or Tcl

Verification CI and regression ownership

SVA and assertion based verification

Cross block verification and assume/guarantee reasoning

. or . in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field

Optional / Desired

RISC V core verification

Formal verification

Veloce or ZeBu

AXI or CHI

Processor verification methodology ownership

Experience mentoring verification engineers

EDA flow and tool migration experience

What’s in it for you?

Adaptable working hours

Hybrid model, 4 days office, 1 day from home

1 week per year working from anywhere

25 days annual leave plus December 24 and 31

Monthly food allowance

Private medical insurance

Relocation bonus

Housing search support

Visa support if required

Family relocation support

Virtual shares

Language classes

Tax incentive, subject to eligibility

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📌 Senior Verification Engineer - Core Testbench & DV Methodology Lead (Barcelona)
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📍 Barcelona