Design Verification Engineer - Fully Remote

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: RTL Design Engineers
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100$175/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 3+ months
Commitment: 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate and enhance AI model training for digital chip design and verification.
• Design and implement RTL components using Verilog/SystemVerilog .
• Develop and maintain ASIC design flows including lint, synthesis, and timing analysis.
• Collaborate with architecture, verification, and implementation teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Utilize EDA tools for simulation, waveform debug, and coverage analysis.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet project deadlines and improve AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 310 years of experience in digital RTL design or design verification.
• Strong proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog and UVM .
• Solid understanding of digital design fundamentals: FSMs, datapaths, pipelines, FIFOs, arbiters, clock/reset domains, bus protocols.
• Experience with ASIC design flows and EDA tools .
• Familiarity with leveraging LLM-based tools for chip design and verification workflows.

Preferred

• Knowledge of AMBA protocols (AXI, AHB, APB).
• Background in CPU, GPU/ML accelerator, networking, memory subsystem, PCIe/high-speed IO, SoC interconnect, low-power design.
• Exposure to formal verification or SV/UVM-based design verification .

Start Date

• Week of 04/23 ; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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• AI interview based on your resume
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