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ASIC Design Verification Engineer

Waymo· Hardware Engineering
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Mountain View, California$175k - $215kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Waymo is seeking an ASIC Design Verification Engineer to contribute to the compute platform for the fully autonomous vehicle software stack. The role focuses on building verification environments, testbenches, and integrating VIPs to ensure high-performance, reliable silicon for autonomous driving compute.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with design and architecture teams to translate hardware specifications into comprehensive, scalable verification plans
  • Drive the development of testbenches, reference models, and stimulus to validate mission-critical functionality and performance
  • Architect and enhance verification environments, contributing to shared tools and reusable methodologies across the organization
  • Evaluate, integrate, and verify third-party Verification IP (VIP) to accelerate the development cycle
  • Define and analyze coverage metrics (functional and code) to ensure design readiness and closure
  • Advocate and establish verification best-practices

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience building and maintaining complex testbenches using UVM/SystemVerilog
  • Proven track record with constrained-random generation, functional coverage, and SVA (SystemVerilog Assertions)
  • Deep understanding of complex digital logic and the ability to debug intricate hardware/software interactions
  • Proficiency in Python for developing scalable automation frameworks, data analysis tools, and regression management suites
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Strong analytical skills in root-causing failures across RTL, testbench, and environment layers

Skills

Required:UVM/SystemVerilogPythonDebugging RTL/testbench/environment

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision)
  • Financial wellness including compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, and savings plans
  • Flexible work model including on-site or hybrid options with remote opportunities
  • Paid time off, bereavement, sick, and parental leave
  • Education reimbursement and personal/professional development opportunities
  • Employee Resource Groups and community involvement opportunities
  • Access to company facilities and wellness offerings
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project—makes it safe and easy for people & things to get around with autonomous vehicles.

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