Digital Verification Lead Engineer

An experienced Digital Verification Lead Engineer is required to lead verification strategy and deliver high-quality digital designs in collaboration with global engineering teams.

Locations: Switzerland (Lausanne) | UK (Reading / Northampton) | Germany (Dortmund) | Denmark
Department: Engineering
Work Model: Hybrid

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Digital Verification Lead Engineer to own and lead verification activities for complex digital designs. This role combines hands‑on technical expertise with leadership, working closely with design and validation teams across multiple sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as verification lead on assigned projects
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to verification engineers
• Define, maintain, and execute verification plans based on design specifications
• Plan, schedule, and track verification activities and team tasks
• Develop and implement verification methodologies and standard debug flows
• Participate in design and verification reviews
• Maintain verification environments; track, debug, and close issues
• Collaborate closely with design teams on verification and validation
• Apply modern tools, techniques, and technologies in verification

Skills & Expertise

• Strong communication skills and collaborative working style
• Proficient scripting skills with experience in regression setup and management
• Deep understanding of simulation and verification environments and debugging techniques
• Experience with Gate-Level Simulation (GLS) and debug
• Strong knowledge of metrics‑driven verification and coverage closure
• Testbench development using modern methodologies (e.g. UVM)
• Experience with 3rd‑party VIP, emulation, FPGA prototyping, or Assertion‑Based Verification (advantageous)

Experience Required

• 7+ years’ experience in digital verification within the semiconductor industry
• Experience leading and coordinating verification teams across multiple locations
• Proven track record verifying complex, high‑volume designs
• Strong judgement balancing quality, risk, and delivery schedules
• Experience with constrained‑random verification
• Familiarity with SerDes and high‑speed protocols (e.g. PCIe, USB, DisplayPort) is a plus
• Experience managing and coordinating external sub‑contractors

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent or higher)