Digital Verification Lead Engineer

MicroTECH Global Ltd

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)