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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Design Verification Engineer (Digital Design) - **Company:** Empfehlungsbund And Mintsax - **Location:** Dresden, Germany - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** €58,000.0 - €70,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Boolean Algebra, C++ (Programming Language), Code Coverage, Software Documentation, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Digital Arts, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Perl (Programming Language), Firmware, Formal Verification, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Regression Analysis, Regression Testing, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, SystemC, SystemVerilog, Tcl (Programming Language), Test Data, Test Execution Engine, Verilog, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, State Machines, Information Technology, Code Inspection, Software Version Control - **Published:** September 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.mintsax.de/jobs/306423/design-verification-engineer-digital-design-m-strich-f-strich-x-in-dresden#apply_form ## About the Role * A bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, microelectronics, computer engineering, computer science, or a comparable qualification. * Several years of practical experience in digital design verification, ASIC/SoC verification, FPGA verification, or a comparable hardware verification field; typically, you have at least five years of relevant professional experience. * A solid understanding of digital design fundamentals, particularly synchronous logic, finite-state machines, registers, memory, interfaces, timing, clocking, and reset behavior. * Practical experience with SystemVerilog or a comparable hardware verification language. * Experience in developing and maintaining verification plans, as well as in deriving test scenarios, corner cases, and acceptance criteria from technical specifications. * Excellent methodical debugging skills in analyzing waveforms, logs, assertions, transactions, and test results. * Experience with Python and cocotb, and ideally with C for test development, reference models, or test automation. * You can systematically reproduce technical errors, narrow down their causes, and document the results with clear technical evidence. * A structured, analytical, and solution-oriented approach to work, as well as a high degree of initiative and personal responsibility. * You enjoy working closely with digital design, analog/RF design, firmware, and system engineering teams and can communicate technical matters clearly and precisely. * Good written and spoken English skills for working in an international team. Nice-to-have: * Experience with the verification of mixed-signal or RF interfaces, particularly ADC/DAC data paths, PLL control, clock generation, calibration, AGC, or RF control paths. * Experience with behavioral modeling, such as SystemVerilog Real Number Modeling, Verilog-AMS, SystemC, MATLAB/Simulink, or comparable approaches. * Experience with + assertions, functional coverage, code coverage, linting, CDC/RDC analysis, formal verification, or equivalence checking. + ASIC design flows, FPGA prototyping, emulation, tape-out preparation, or silicon bring-up. + UPF verification and low-power design. + Fixed-point data paths, quantization, saturation, dynamic range, and numerical reference models. + the definition or verification of hardware/software interfaces, register maps, and behavior visible to firmware. + Simulators, waveform viewers, version control, issue trackers, CI systems, and automated regression infrastructure. * Knowledge of Tcl, Perl, C++, or other scripting and programming languages for test automation and regression analysis. ## Description We are looking for an experienced Design Verification professional to join our digital design team and work with us on the development of modern ASIC and SoC systems. In this role, you will develop and maintain verification plans, test benches, and automated tests for digital design blocks, subsystems, and SoC integrations-from requirements analysis through RTL and netlist verification to support during validation., * Developing and maintaining verification plans based on use cases, functional requirements, and technical specifications in close collaboration with Digital Design, Analog/RF Design, Firmware, and System Engineering. * Translating system, architecture, and block requirements into test scenarios, corner cases, assertions, checkers, and coverage targets. * Reviewing specifications for completeness, consistency, clarity, and verifiability, as well as identifying missing requirements and undefined edge cases. * Design and implementation of simulation-based verification environments for RTL as well as for digital and mixed-signal interfaces. * Development of directed tests, constrained random tests, and regression tests using SystemVerilog, Python, cocotb, and C. * Verification at the block and top-level in simulation and on FPGAs, as well as performing pre-tape-out netlist and SDF verification. * Support for the verification of a multicore system based on the RISC-V architecture, including low- and high-speed peripherals, security functions, clock-domain crossings, power management, and low-power consumption requirements. * Verification of the interaction between digital logic and analog/RF or mixed-signal blocks using appropriate behavioral models, particularly with regard to data formats, sampling relationships, quantization, saturation, latencies, and calibration procedures. * Analysis of simulation results, waveforms, logs, assertions, transactions, and test data, as well as systematic identification of the causes of errors in the design, testbench, model, specification, or test environment. * Documentation, technical evaluation, and tracking of defects in close collaboration with the digital design team. * Analysis, improvement, and reporting of functional coverage and code coverage. * Verification of RTL and netlists, as well as support for post-silicon validation, if required by the respective project. * Maintenance of automated regression flows, CI-based test execution, and the associated reporting. * Maintaining verification plans, test specifications, regression results, coverage reports, and defect documentation. * Continuous improvement of verification methods, reusable components, review practices, and documentation standards. ## Related Videos - [When testing just doesn’t cut it](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/720-when-testing-just-doesn-t-cut-it) - [Leveraging Large Language Models for Legacy Code Translation: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1157-leveraging-large-language-models-for-legacy-code-translation-challenges-and-solutions) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Software stack under and over the hood of the fastest accelerating car in the world](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/221-software-stack-under-and-over-the-hood-of-the-fastest-accelerating-car-in-the-world) - [Strange New Worlds: shaping the future of the digital age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/677-strange-new-worlds-shaping-the-future-of-the-digital-age) ## Related Articles - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [What Jobs Can You Get with a Software Engineering Degree?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/398-what-jobs-can-you-get-with-a-software-engineering-degree) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [Best Coding Boot Camps in Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/237-best-coding-boot-camps-in-germany) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs)