Position: FPGA Design Verification Engineer / Hardware Senior Principal Consultant
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Ottawa, Ontario (Onsite)

Job Description:
Summary
5G R&D team is developing next-generation Open RAN Radio Units for 4G and 5G networks. As an FPGA Design Verification Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the functional correctness, robustness, and quality of FPGA-based designs used in high-performance wireless systems.
You will own verification activities for FPGA IP and subsystems, work closely with FPGA designers and system teams, and help define and deploy AI-assisted verification workflows to improve productivity and coverage in complex designs.
 
Design Verification & Validation

• Own and drive verification plans for FPGA IP and subsystems used in 4G/5G Radio Units.
• Design, implement, and maintain SystemVerilog / UVM verification environments.
• Develop constrained-random tests, assertions, and scoreboards.
• Run, debug, and analyze simulations using Synopsys VCS.
• Analyze functional, code, and assertion coverage and close coverage gaps.
• Perform independent root-cause analysis of RTL and system-level issues.
• AI-Assisted Verification Workflow
• Help define and operationalize AI-driven DV workflows.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI to:
  • Testbench and test generation
  • Intelligent stimulus creation
  • Log analysis and failure triage
  • Coverage analysis and closure
• Evaluate effectiveness of AI-assisted approaches and refine workflows.
• Contribute to documentation and best practices for AI-enabled DV.
• Collaboration & Integration
• Work closely with FPGA designers to review specifications, interfaces, and corner cases.
• Act as a verification partner during design reviews and architecture discussions.
• Collaborate with system, radio, and software teams to ensure end-to-end correctness.
• Support integration, regression, and system-level verification activities.
• Automation & Infrastructure
• Develop and maintain DV automation for simulations, regressions, and reporting.
• Use scripting to orchestrate large regression runs and analyze results.
• Improve verification efficiency through tooling, scripting, and process improvements.

 
Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in FPGA or ASIC design verification.
• Experience verifying FPGA designs for wireless or high-speed systems.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog and simulation-based verification.
• Hands-on experience with UVM methodology.
• Strong debug skills and understanding of RTL design principles.
• Experience using Synopsys VCS or equivalent simulators.
• Proficiency with Git/GitHub and collaborative workflows.
• Experience with scripting for DV automation, including Shell Scripting (Bash).
• Interest in or experience with AI/ML-assisted verification techniques.

 
Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with LTE, 5G NR, CPRI/eCPRI, PTP, or O-RAN architectures.
• Knowledge of AXI, Ethernet, PCIe, JESD204B/C, and high-speed SERDES.
• Experience with Python and TCL for verification automation.
• Exposure to system-level or FPGA-in-the-loop verification.

 
Why Join Us

• Work on production-grade 5G Radio Units with global deployment.
• Be part of a team shaping AI-assisted verification workflows in real products.
• Collaborate with experienced FPGA, wireless, and system architects.
• Opportunity to grow into Senior DV, FPGA Design, or Technical Lead roles.
• Contribute to innovation and intellectual property in wireless infrastructure.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 90.00/hr.