Hardware Verification Engineer (Sponsorship available)

PQShield is a deep tech startup focused on secure hardware solutions. They are seeking a Hardware Verification Engineer to verify security-critical designs, develop automation tools, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product security and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Build and extend UVM testbenches to verify cryptographic IPs and subsystems
• Develop Python-based tools and automation to improve verification productivity
• Use formal verification creatively, writing properties beyond canned apps to prove tricky scenarios
• Debug at every level - from low-level waveforms to algorithmic mismatches
• Collaborate with design, software, and architecture teams to ensure real-world use cases are covered
• Approach designs with a "break it to make it" mindset, thinking like an attacher to expose weaknesses
• Influence and define methodologies and strategies for design verification
• Develop testbench architectures using UVM and formal-based approaches
• Define verification plans, functional coverage models, and test strategies for block and subsystem verification
• Lead verification at IP or SoC level, including effort estimation, scheduling, task assignment, and reporting progress to management
• Drive coverage closure and sign-off quality across complex designs
• Mentor junior engineers and help raise the team’s overall capability

Requirements:

• Strong background in UVM-based verification at IP and subsystem levels
• Proficiency in Python for tool development and automations
• Practical formal verification experience, beyond app-based use
• Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms (AES, SHA, ECC, etc.) and hardware/software security concepts
• Software-oriented thinking (C/C++ or scripting languages) for HW/SW co-verification
• Demonstrated leadership in planning and executing verification projects
• Self-driven, resourceful, and persistent when solving tough technical challenges
• Excellent debugging and problem solving skills with strong attention to detail