Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer

<p style="text-align:left">Application close date:</p>Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><span><span>At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! </span></span><span> </span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>-<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p>The Principal ASIC Verification Engineer serves as a technical authority for verification of advanced ASICs enabling Space based communication systems. This role sets verification strategy across one or more silicon programs and ensures robust methodologies for functionally complex, high-performance communication hardware.</p><p></p><h2><b>Responsibilities:</b></h2><ul><li>Define end-to-end verification strategy for large Space based communication ASIC or SoC programs.</li><li>Establish verification methodologies, infrastructure, and signoff criteria across block, subsystem, and SoC levels.</li><li>Lead verification planning for complex communication functions such as modem pipelines, FEC engines, digital beamforming, packet processing, and control fabrics.</li><li>Drive alignment among design, architecture, systems, firmware, and validation teams.</li><li>Evaluate verification completeness through coverage, assertions, formal analysis, emulation, and silicon correlation.</li><li>Resolve critical technical issues and direct root-cause analysis for the most complex functional failures.</li><li>Guide development of reusable VIP, reference models, and regression automation frameworks.</li><li>Mentor technical leaders and raise the overall verification maturity of the organization.</li><li>Influence future verification roadmap, tool strategy, and reuse models.</li></ul><p></p><h2><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></h2><ul><li>BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.</li><li>12+ years of ASIC/SoC verification experience.</li><li>Expert-level knowledge of System Verilog, UVM, assertions, and verification signoff methodology.</li><li>Proven success leading verification for complex chips or multiple tape-outs.</li><li>Strong understanding of communication signal-processing hardware and system-level integration.</li><li>Excellent technical leadership and cross-organizational communication skills.</li></ul><p></p><h2><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></h2><ul><li>Deep expertise in Space based communications, digital modems, phased-array processing, or payload processing.</li><li>Experience with formal property verification, emulation, and performance validation.</li><li>Familiarity with fault tolerance, mission-critical reliability, or radiation-aware verification considerations.</li><li>Experience with architectural modeling and verification planning for hardware/software partitioned systems.</li><li>Strong record of technical innovation and process improvement.</li></ul><h3><br> </h3><p style="text-align:left"><span class="emphasis-2">Compensation Range for:</span></p>CA applicants is $230,773.00 - <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">$323,081.85 WA</span> applicants is $230,773.00 - $323,081.85<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Other site ranges may differ</b></p><p></p><p><b>Culture Statement</b></p><p>Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.</p><p></p><p><b>Export Control Regulations</b></p><p>Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.</p><p></p><p><b>Background Check</b></p><ul><li><p>Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check</p></li><li><p>Required for Certain Job Profiles:  Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation</p></li><li><p>Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">transportation/shipping</span> training.</p></li><li><p>Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Benefits</b></p><ul><li><p>Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.</p></li><li><p>Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.</p></li><li><p>Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details. </p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Equal Employment Opportunity</b></p><p>Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">Opportunity/Affirmative</span> Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/poster" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p><p></p><p><b>Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation</b></p><p>Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at <a href="mailto:EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com</span></a>. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.</p><p></p>

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