Sr. Staff ASIC Verification Engineer at Rivian

Palo Alto, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Apr, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

ASIC verification, SystemVerilog, UVM, ISO 26262, Fault injection analysis, Computer architecture, NoC, Formal verification, SVA, Coverage-driven verification, Chiplet verification, UCIe, BoW, Hardware-software co-verification, Low-power design verification, Memory hierarchies

Industry

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Description

About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Role Summary We are seeking a high-caliber Sr. Staff Verification Engineer to join our Automotive Silicon team. You will be responsible for the end-to-end functional verification of our next-generation ADAS SoC. Your mission is to ensure our silicon meets the highest automotive safety integrity levels through rigorous constrained-random verification, formal methods, and fault injection campaigns. Responsibilities Safety-Critical Verification: Develop and execute verification plans compliant with ISO 26262 standards. Conduct Fault Injection Analysis (FIA) to verify safety mechanisms (ECC, Parity, BIST). Chiplet & Interconnect Verification: Architect UVM environments to verify Die- to-Die (D2D) interfaces using standards like UCIe or BoW. Ensure data integrity and low-latency communication across multiple chiplets. Testbench Development: Build scalable, reusable SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches at the block, subsystem, and SoC levels. Advanced Methodologies: Implement Coverage-Driven Verification (CDV) and use Formal Verification (SVA) to exhaustively prove corner cases in safety-critical arbiters and state machines. Hardware-Software Co-Verification: Collaborate with firmware teams to run C- based tests in a UVM environment to verify boot sequences and hardware abstraction layers. Qualifications Experience: Typically 10+ years of industry experience in ASIC design verification. Engineers who have seen multiple chips from "concept to tape-out." Education: BS/MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. Hardware Knowledge: Deep understanding of Computer Architecture. Memory hierarchies (Cache, DMA, and DDR/HBM). Interconnect protocols (NoC - Network on Chip). Low-power design verification (UPF/CPF). Bonus Skills / Experience: Specialized hardware like Systolic Arrays, Vector Processors, or Neural Processing Units (NPUs). Understanding of how CNN and Transformer networks map to hardware. Compilers and toolchains Pay Disclosure The salary range for this role is $237,000 - $296,000 for Palo Alto based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com. You can apply for this role through careers.rivian.com (or through internal-careers-rivian.icims.com if you are a current employee). This job is not expected to be closed any sooner than April 30, 2026. Equal Opportunity Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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Responsibilities

You will lead the end-to-end functional verification of next-generation ADAS SoCs to ensure compliance with automotive safety standards. This includes developing UVM testbenches, conducting fault injection analysis, and collaborating with firmware teams for hardware-software co-verification.