Role & seniority: Senior ASIC Verification Specialist

Stack / tools: SystemVerilog, Verilog; UVM/OVM; 3rd‑party VIP; RTL/HDL scripting; ARM/MIPS/RISC-V familiarity; AXI/APB, AMBA interfaces; constrained random verification, assertions, functional/code coverage

Top 3 responsibilities

Verify large ASICs (integrating custom accelerators with third-party IP) across complex SoCs
Develop verification environment architecture using UVM; document test environments and write test cases
Support lab bring-up, run test cases, and assess code/functional coverage

Must-have skills

7+ years in ASIC verification
Proficient in Verilog/SystemVerilog; strong HDL/scripting ability
Deep experience with UVM/OVM methodologies
Knowledge of ARM/MIPS/RISC-V architectures
Constrained random verification, assertions, and functional coverage
Familiarity with AMBA/AXI/APB interfaces
Strong teamwork, communication, and collaboration

Nice-to-haves

Experience with Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture assets
Prior exposure to 3nm FinFET or advanced technology nodes

Location & work type

Location: Ottawa, Canada (HQ); global candidate pool
Work type: Full-time new position; eligible for company bonus and benefits; competitive compensation based on experience

Notes: Role targets world-class ASIC environments; no AI tools used in candidate evaluation.

Full Description

About Us

Headquartered in Ottawa, BTA Design serves the electronic design community in Canada and beyond, specializing in ASIC and FPGA design and verification, and embedded software development services. We augment and enhance our clients’ teams and accelerate the development of complete designs.

We’re adaptable and efficient, with a brilliant staff at our core. We aim to be the best at what we do.

Our success continues to fuel growth. We are currently searching globally for a number of key technical resources, including a Senior ASIC Verification Specialist.

About the Position

In this role you will use SystemVerilog and UVM, working from spec coverage-closed verified and debugged designs, developing environments and leveraging 3rd party VIP as appropriate. You will verify blocks or sub-systems or top level within large and very complex networking or GPU/AI SoCs in advanced technology nodes down to 3nm FinFET. You will work within a strong and very experienced team and on world class ASIC environments with BTA’s clients.

Key Responsibilities

Perform design verification of large ASICs that integrate custom, high speed computational accelerators with 3rd-party SoC IP blocks.
Develop verification environment architecture using UVM.
Document test environment associations and write test cases.
Support lab bring-up with direct test cases.
Perform code and functional coverage.

Key Qualifications

7+ years of experience in ASIC verification.
Highly skilled in Verilog, SystemVerilog, other hardware description languages, and scripting languages.
Significant experience with UVM / OVM methodologies.
Experience with ARM / MIPS / RISC-V architecture.
Familiarity with constrained random verification techniques, assertions and functional coverage.
Experience with Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture is an asset
Experience with APB / AXI and processor peripheral interfaces is an asset.
Team player – excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Compensation

$120,000 to $170,000 plus company bonus and benefits plan.
Salary is heavily dependent on individual experience and capability.

This is a new position. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Artificial Intelligence tools are not used in the evaluation and selection of candidates.

Why Work Here? We offer interesting work in challenging, stimulating technical environments with companies that lead the world in technology and innovation.