ABOUT THE JOB We are looking for a FPGA Verification Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. You will own verification of FPGA/SoC designs on AMD (Xilinx) platforms for flight-critical avionics, with a focus on UVM-based methodology and coverage-driven verification. This will require expertise in SystemVerilog, object-oriented programming, and UVM. If you are someone who has supported rapid avionics development, then this role is for you. WHAT YOU’LL DO • Architect and implement UVM verification environments (drivers, monitors, predictors, scoreboards) for AMD (Xilinx) FPGA/SoC designs • Develop verification plans with traceability to system and hardware requirements • Author SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) for protocol compliance and design intent checks • Build functional coverage models and drive code coverage analysis to closure • Develop constrained-random and transaction-level test sequences to maximize coverage and uncover corner-case bugs • Establish and maintain regression suites, tracking coverage metrics and verification progress • Debug failures using waveform tools and simulation logs at the HDL and system level • Collaborate with design engineers on RTL reviews, bug resolution, and micro-architecture refinement • Support hardware validation and board bring-up on target platforms • Ensure verification meets DO-254 and relevant safety standards • Author verification closure reports and coverage analysis summaries REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field • 2+ years of experience in FPGA/ASIC verification • Proficient in SystemVerilog, UVM methodology and SVA, with experience contributing to and extending UVM testbenches • Object-oriented programming principles • Industry simulators (Questa, VCS, Xcelium, or Vivado) • Git-based collaborative workflows including code review • Linux development environments • Strong communication and teamwork skills • Eligible to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • 5+ years of experience in FPGA/ASIC verification • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field • DO-254, avionics verification standards for UAS, and safety-critical verification processes • SVUnit or equivalent unit-testing frameworks • Formal verification or CDC verification tools • Digital interfaces: Ethernet, PCIe, JESD204C, MIL-STD-1553, SPI • Verification automation scripting (Python, Tcl, Makefile) • SoC and ARM-based embedded platforms • Verification automation, CI/CD integration, and Nix-based build environments