Senior Staff RTL Verification Engineer

Location: Remote, USA; Seattle, Washington, United States

Department: Silicon Engineering

Team Overview

The RAIN Reader IC (RIC) design group is part of the Impinj Silicon Engineering department and is responsible for the development of Impinj’s RIC products. Within the RIC Design group, the digital team owns the digital subsystems of these products, including the digital modem, the microcontroller subsystem, digital control loops, calibration engines, and the control and interface logic for analog IP. The team carries these designs from architecture and micro-architecture definition through RTL, verification, DFT, and timing closure to tapeout, post-silicon bring-up, and validation, partnering closely with chip architects, RF/analog designers, physical design, and CAD/EDA engineers and using state-of-the-art tools and methodologies. The team works to balance short-term goals needed to deliver products rapidly to market and long-term enhancements to methodologies and practices to enable future efficiencies.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to verification of Impinj’s next-generation RAIN RFID Reader ICs through all phases of product development.
• Define and develop state-of-the-art verification methodologies and infrastructure
• Develop bus functional models, subsystem behavioral models, RTL code, and SystemVerilog testbenches.
• Write and execute directed and constrained-random tests to achieve comprehensive functional coverage.
• Define verification coverage metrics to evaluate and guarantee the tape-out of high-quality IC designs
• Create SystemVerilog assertions, coverage monitors, and detailed test plans for features and functional blocks.
• Enhance verification efficiency by developing CI/CD workflows and custom toolkits for automation and reporting.
• Collaborate across logic, analog, test, and systems engineering teams to deliver new features and products to market.
• Support continuous improvement of existing RAIN RFID products through feature and performance enhancements.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, with 12 years of experience (or 8 years with MS or 5 years with a PhD) required
• 12+ years of experience in RTL verification.
• Experience in the verification of microcontroller microarchitectures and complex finite-state machines.
• Experience creating and implementing RTL functional verification test plans.
• Experience defining and developing bus functional models, subsystem behavioral models and architectural checkers.
• Expertise in SystemVerilog and the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).
• Hands-on experience developing SV assertions, re-usable sequences, and coverage monitors.
• Proven ability to bring complex designs from concept through tape-out and production.
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and RTL coverage tools.
• Scripting proficiency in Perl, Python, Ruby, or UNIX shell.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Compensation & Benefits:

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The benefits listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Impinj and the country where you work.

The typical base pay range for this role across the US is $158,700 - $238,100. Individual base pay depends on various factors such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties, requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Both market wage data and the mid-point of the pay range is reviewed and used as the starting point for all new hire offers. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.

At Impinj certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. US based employees have access to healthcare benefits; a 401(k) plan and company match among others.

For a more comprehensive list of US employment benefits, click here. 

US Export Controls:

This position has access to technologies or data subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these laws, the release or transfer of export-controlled items or information to individuals who are not classified as U.S. persons (as defined by Immigration & Nationality Act) may require prior authorization from the U.S. government. We may require additional documentation related to national identity to determine whether an export compliance license is required for any export-controlled items. This information is requested solely for the purpose of complying with U.S. export control laws and will not be used for other purposes. Learn more about export compliance here.