Lead ASIC Verification Engineer

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As a Lead ASIC verification engineer for the Bitttercloud II program at Idaho Scientific a business segment within General Dynamics Mission Systems, you’ll support a cross functional team responsible for designing and architecting advanced embedded security technologies that protect U.S. defense systems from cyber exploitation, physical attacks, reverse engineering, and supply‑chain compromise. Employees deliver secure processors, anti‑tamper architectures, cryptographic IP, and integrated firmware/software solutions designed to meet stringent government cybersecurity and survivability requirements. anti-tamper and physical HW security produts. 

We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences:

Responsibilities for This Position

Duties and Tasks

• Leads ASIC verification at the block, subsystem, and full-chip levels.
• Develops verification plans, schedules, coverage goals, and completion criteria.
• Builds reusable SystemVerilog/UVM test environments and verification components.
• Maintains traceability from requirements through test results and defect closure.
• Plans and executes simulation, regression, formal verification, and emulation activities.
• Drives coverage and regression results to predetermined completion goals.
• Leads failure investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action verification.
• Verifies third-party and custom IP for functional and integration compliance.
• Provides feedback to design and architecture teams on issues that affect verification.
• Identifies verification risks and develops practical mitigation plans.
• Presents verification status, evidence, risks, and recommendations at technical reviews.
• Produces clear, accurate verification plans, procedures, and reports.
• Improves verification processes, automation, metrics, and reusable assets.
• Provides technical direction and mentoring to verification engineers.
• Supports vendor oversight, proposals, estimates, and program planning as needed.
• Uses approved AI-enabled tools where they provide clear engineering value and protect sensitive information.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of ASIC and SoC verification processes.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog, UVM, assertions, coverage, and regression testing.
• Experience developing reusable testbench components and register models.
• Strong understanding of RTL, digital logic, interfaces, clocks, and resets.
• Ability to convert requirements into measurable verification objectives and tests.
• Experience debugging simulations and determining root causes.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Tcl, Bash, and Python.
• Experience with ASIC simulation and debug tools such as VCS, Verdi, Questa, or equivalent tools.
• Experience with Linux, version control, and automated regression environments.
• Ability to communicate technical results clearly to varied audiences.
• Ability to lead multiple activities while maintaining quality and schedule.
• Strong technical judgment, mentoring, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with formal verification, CDC/RDC analysis, or low-power verification.
• Experience with emulation, silicon bring-up, or post-silicon validation.
• Experience verifying third-party IP and complex interfaces.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with vendor oversight, proposals, estimates, or program controls.

Expected Performance Outcomes

Successful performance in this role is demonstrated by:

• Verification plans and requirements traceability are complete and current.
• Results provide credible evidence that design requirements are met.
• Coverage, regression, and defect goals are achieved or have approved exceptions.
• Critical failures and risks are identified early and resolved on schedule.
• Technical reviews receive clear, accurate, and timely information.
• Verification methods and automation improve program execution over time.
• Technical leadership supports successful completion of program milestones.

Salary Note

Combined Salary Range

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans