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Lead Digital Design Verification Engineer in Edinburgh

Job Description

Client:

Our client a leading Multinational Semiconductor Company requires Lead Digital Design Verification Engineer for role based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

You will be required onsite 4 days per week.

Role:

You will be responsible for defining and supporting the adoption of cutting-edge verification tools and methodologies with a focus on AI and Machine Learning. You will have a horizontal role working with multiple projects and teams to accelerate adoption of latest verification best practices.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and support adoption of generative AI tools to create and update, UVM and Formal verification environments
  • Develop methodology guidance and end to end flows to ensure AI tools used in a consistent, efficient and predictable way
  • Develop and roll out solutions that reduce verification debug time
  • Automate documentation checking to improve quality and consistency
  • Build tools and processes to support verification planning
  • Optimise UVM regressions through improved automation and machine learning
  • Maintain and develop best practices for Functional Safety Verification, Gate Level Simulation and Low Power Verification
  • Maintain and improve design review checklists and quality documentation

Education:

  • Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, or a related discipline

Experience:

  • 4+ years experience in the microelectronics/EDA industry
  • Proficiency in System Verilog and assertions
  • Hands-on experience with Metric Driven Verification (MDV)
  • Strong knowledge of constrained-random verification techniques (e.g. UVM)
  • Excellent spoken and written English
  • Self-motivated, with strong planning, interpersonal, and communication skills

Additional Skills/Preferences:

  • Formal verification experience and related applications
  • Proficiency with scripting (e.g. Python)
  • Knowledge of AI agent development (tools, concepts, and infrastructure)
  • Methodology development and change management experience
  • Familiarity with front-end design tools (e.g. LINT, CDC analysis)
  • Exposure to quality processes and standards (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 26262)

Contact:

For further information please contact Míchéal at Software Placements Ltd on 00353 1 5254642 or email micheal@softwareplacements.ie

Lead Digital Design Verification Engineer in Edinburgh

Edinburgh, UK
Full time

Published on 06/04/2026

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