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FPGA Verification Engineer Life is Short. Solve Hard Problems with Cool People. Idaho Scientific is the Goldilocks of the spirit and growth of a startup, with a financial footing and safety of a stable corporation. The perks of working at Idaho Scientific include all the benefits you’d expect from an employer who prioritizes a balanced human experience:

Competitive Pay Flexible Work Schedule Health Benefits and Insurance Retirement fund contributions Profit Sharing Generous Paid Time Off Policy Solve the Problem, Not the Symptom. Idaho Scientific designs and deploys secure system solutions through novel CPU design, crypto cores, purpose-built system-on-a-chip architectures and hardened operating systems. Our solutions are the foundation for how military systems will remain safe and secure in the conflicts of the future. We need smart people like you to join us in solving hard problems that matter. Position Description. A Verification Engineer is a subject matter expert on embedded firmware and software testing and validation. A successful candidate will have a proven track record of creating and maximizing the efficiency of company-wide verification processes, the ability to individually contributed by building specific project test plans and environments and the initiative to drive the verification process to completion for multiple projects. Applicants must possess implementation-level details of a wide range of system types including microcontrollers, FPGA based system-on-chip (SoC) system, and workstation grade single board computers. What You’ll Get to Do: Develop a clean and robust general verification process for Idaho Scientific products and research projects Translate complex project requirements into a specific verification plan Implement the verification plan to project completion Participate in all aspects of the product design life cycle including system architecture, design, development, and verification Distill complex technical concepts into clear and concise writing to support product documentation and proposals for new opportunities Contribute to new product ideas and proposals Required Qualifications & Experience US Citizenship Ability to get a security clearance More than five (5) years of proven past performance in embedded systems design and verification; preference given to candidates who have experience with embedded systems security Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related field Strong understanding of verification methods including constrained-random, directed, and formal verification Demonstrated experience in reviewing and refining project requirements for testability Expertise with SystemVerilog and UVM verification languages Experience in building verification environments from the ground up and in measuring test coverage Expert knowledge and hands-on experience with verification tools including VCS, Modelsim/QuestaSim, and Vivado. Working knowledge of scripting, specifically ‘make’ and POSIX, and software modeling Advanced understanding of computer hardware and software architectures, including being able to clearly articulate how a CPU works, how a FPGA and an ASIC work, how Operating Systems work and how user space application runtime environments work Ability to clearly capture complex technical concepts in writing for both technical and general audiences Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Preferred Qualifications & Experience Active US Security Clearance Experience applying principles of cyber security to operational technology and embedded systems Experience reverse engineering hardware and software Experience with CPU design, preferably Intel x86 Knowledge of Operating System architecture and design, Linux preferred Location The preferred work location is at Idaho Scientific headquarters in Boise, Idaho. Commitment to Diversity. Idaho Scientific is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition including pregnancy, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws. Powered by JazzHR