ASIC/FPGA Verification Designer

Headquartered in Ottawa, with additional design center locations in Waterloo and San Jose, Fidus is a global leader and dynamic high-tech design firm. Fidus specializes in leading-edge electronic product development. Our hardware, software, FPGA, and signal integrity teams innovate, design, and deliver next-generation products for clients in emerging technology markets.

Fidus leads in system, hardware, and embedded software design, providing a technical advantage to our global clients, from tech giants to start-ups. We work on leading edge technologies within High-Speed Communication, High Resolution Video, and High-Performance Computing.

Established in 2001, Fidus successfully completed over 4,000 projects for over 400 customers by serving diverse clientele at such industries as Telecom/Datacom, Aerospace and Defence, Consumer, Semiconductors, Industrial/Automotive Controls, and Medical. As a Premier Adaptive Computing Partner for AMD North America, Fidus leverages in-house expert knowledge and industry-leading tools to architect, design, and deliver cutting-edge solutions and solve some of the customers toughest design challenges.

We have exciting openings for several ASIC/FPGA Verification Designers (from Junior to Senior level) for our Ottawa or Kitchener Design Centres, or remote. As an ASIC/FPGA Verification Designer at Fidus Systems, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the functionality and performance of our electronic products. Working closely with our hardware, software, and signal integrity teams, you will be responsible for driving the verification process, developing and implementing test plans, and performing detailed verification of complex designs. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with a team of industry-leading experts.

What’s in it for You?

• Working with a Proudly Tier 1 High-Tech Design House at a Rapidly Expanding Industry: Fidus is pleased to provide customers with full end-to-end development solutions or more selective targeted engagements. As a Premier Adaptive Computing Partner for AMD North America, Fidus has delivered more than 4,000 projects for 400+ clients, from Tier-1 multinationals to SMEs to start-ups. Fidus is headquartered in Ottawa with local design centers in Kitchener-Waterloo and San Jose. Fidus is involved in assessing and implementing the newest technologies, often before they are released to the market.
• Join an Evolving Company: Make your voice heard and create the change you want to see. Be a contributor on challenging projects, lead with your expertise influencing change and growth in our product and services roadmaps. Fidus is recognized for accelerating the product development cycle and optimizing system implementation for better cost, performance and power to our clients!
• Join During Rapid Growth Mode: Consistently exceeding targets and strong projections for years ahead, you’re joining at an exciting time in Fidus history. Recognized as a trusted design partner, Fidus is dedicated to meeting customer expectations and develop long-term relationships with clients built on integrity, quality and open communications.
• Work with Cutting Edge Technology: Fidus specializes in leading-edge electronic product development, including hardware, software, and FPGA/ASIC design/verification. Work on a variety of leading technologies, be part of a team that solves the hard problems that new technologies present. Our training, mentoring, and exposure to different types of projects allow Fidus engineers to become highly sought after experts, more quickly than in other environment. Exposure to various diverse industries and clients which means exciting new technologies.
• Generous Benefits Package and Company Culture: Featuring a full benefits package, healthy work/life balance, LTD & STD, generous PTO and a company emphasis placed on feeling welcome and at home; ensuring you are taken care of is of utmost importance to Fidus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, including both directed and random test cases, to verify the functionality of a block or subsystem.
• Develop UVM environments and tests which comply with Client coding guidelines.
• Debug and analyze issues at the system, FPGA, and ASIC levels.
• Create and maintain test benches and simulation environments.
• Write functional coverage items and close coverage buckets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define verification methodologies and best practices.
• Work closely with design engineers to ensure testability and coverage of designs.
• Help to monitor regressions and triage as needed, assist in checklist closure.
• Develop, implement, and execute functional and performance verification strategies.
• Participate in design reviews and provide input on specifications and design trade-offs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in ASIC/FPGA design verification
• Proficient in Verilog/System Verilog/UVM
• Strong knowledge of ASIC/FPGA design flows and methodologies.
• Solid understanding of digital design fundamentals and verification techniques.
• Experience with industry-standard protocols and interfaces (e.g., PCIe, DDR, Ethernet).
• Practical experience experience with High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), robust security implementations, complex networking architectures, Advanced eXtensible Interface (AXI) integration, Network-on-Chip (NOC) design optimization, and ARM CPU subsystems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Fidus is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.