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DSP VERIFICATION ENGINEER (SILICON ENGINEERING)

Starlink has been building the worlds largest constellation of satellites to provide internet to billions of underserved people & bring the world closer together. The Starlink Silicon Team is seeking motivated, proactive, & intellectually curious engineers who can work with world-class cross-disciplinary teams (systems, firmware, architecture, design, validation, product engineering). In this role, you will develop scalable & re-usable verification environments & test cases to verify a wide range of cutting-edge next-generation ASIC & FPGA designs. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on self-starter who can execute the steps required to fully verify complex digital designs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for digital ASIC and/or FPGA verification at block & system level
• Write & review test plans, develop test harnesses & test sequences
• Responsible for test plan execution, running regressions, code & functional coverage closure
• Contribute towards pre-silicon verification, chip bring-up & post-silicon validation
• Be a hands-on self-starter who can execute the steps required to fully verify a complex digital designs

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
• Experience with design verification & test bench development

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Advanced degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
• Strong object-oriented programming knowledge
• Strong problem-solving & coding skills
• Experience with scripting languages, e.g. Python or MATLAB
• Experience with developing test plans & analyzing results
• Knowledge of digital signal processing and/or communication systems
• Knowledge of various digital signal processing blocks, e.g. digital filters, modems, FFT, etc.
• Experience with verification methodologies such as UVM
• Experience in constrained random verification
• Experience doing RTL design, chip bring-up, & post-silicon validation
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing needs & requirements

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• This role can be based in Irvine, CA, Mountain View, CA, or Redmond, WA

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.  

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