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Astera Labs

Posted 23 Sep 2026

Principal Design Verification Engineer

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Design Verification CCE2
Posted
23 Sep 2026

About the role

We are seeking talented Design Verification Professionals with proven expertise in industry-standard protocols such as PCIe and CXL. You will play a key role in the functional verification of designs, from developing block-level and system-level verification plans to writing test sequences, executing tests, and collecting and closing coverage.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute block-level and system-level verification plans.
  • Write and execute test sequences and collect and close coverage.
  • Collaborate with RTL designers to debug failures and refine verification processes.
  • Utilize coding and protocol expertise to contribute to functional verification.
  • Develop user-controlled random constraints in transaction-based verification methodologies.
  • Write assertions, cover properties, and analyze coverage data.
  • Create VIP abstraction layers for sequences to simplify and scale verification deployments.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 12 years’ experience in supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for server, storage, and/or networking applications.
  • Strong academic and technical background in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (bachelor’s degree required, master’s preferred).
  • Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize tasks, prepare for customer meetings, and work independently with minimal guidance.
  • Knowledge of industry-standard simulators, revision control systems, and regression systems.
  • Entrepreneurial, open-minded behavior and a can-do attitude, with a focus on customer satisfaction.

Required Experience:

  • Interpreting PCIe/CXL standard protocol specifications to develop and execute verification plans in simulation environments.
  • Experience using Verification IPs from third-party vendors for PCIe/CXL, focusing on Gen3 or above.
  • Ability to independently develop test plans and sequences in UVM to generate stimuli.
  • Experience writing assertions, cover properties, and analyzing coverage data.
  • Developing VIP abstraction layers for sequences to simplify and scale verification deployments.

Preferred Experience:

  • Expertise in verifying Physical Layer, Link Layer, and Transaction Layer of PCIe/CXL protocols, including compliance on PCIe/CXL EP/RC.
  • Experience with buffering and queuing with QoS on complex NOC-based SoCs.
  • Analyzing performance at the system level on switching fabrics.

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