Graduate Engineer

Job description

Graduate ASIC Verification Engineer

Cambridge or remote within the UK

Must have internship or placement experience and be based in the UK.

An innovative UK fabless semiconductor company developing next-generation secure microcontroller technology for safety-critical embedded systems. Built on advanced capability-based architecture research, the company is already collaborating with several of the world’s leading technology organisations.

I am looking for a talented Graduate ASIC Verification Engineer to join a growing verification team. You will work alongside experienced engineers to ensure the functional correctness and quality of complex digital designs used in next-generation semiconductor products.

This role is suited to graduates with strong digital design and verification knowledge, excellent academic performance, and relevant industry experience through internships or placements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain verification environments for digital and ASIC designs
• Write SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches to verify RTL functionality
• Create directed and constrained-random tests
• Run simulations, analyse results, and debug failures
• Contribute to coverage-driven verification strategies
• Work closely with design engineers to resolve functional bugs
• Participate in design and verification reviews
• Document verification plans, test results, and coverage metrics

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
• First Class or Upper Second Class (2:1) degree from a top engineering university
• Minimum 12 months of relevant internship or industrial placement experience
• Strong understanding of digital logic design and computer architecture
• Knowledge of HDL languages (SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Skills

• Experience with SystemVerilog verification and UVM – through internship
• Exposure to coverage-driven verification methodologies
• Familiarity with EDA tools (Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Siemens Questa)
• Knowledge of Python, Tcl, or scripting for verification automation
• Understanding of ASIC design flows
• Enthusiasm for semiconductor design and verification

On offer is the rare opportunity to work for a British company and remotely, mentorship from experienced ASIC engineers and the opportunity to work on advanced semiconductor projects.

You will be entitled to a base salary and company stock options.

For more information please contact Rachel Mason at IC Resources

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

United Kingdom

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Published at

16-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English