Principal RTL Verification Engineer

Impinj is a leading RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer. We’re inventing ways to connect every thing to the Internet —including retail apparel, retail general merchandise, healthcare items, automobile parts, airline baggage, food and much more. With more than 100 billion items connected to date, and multiple Fortune 500 enterprises around the world using our platform, we solve for a better understanding of our world.

If it’s a thing, we’re working to connect it.

Join Impnj and help us realize our
vision of a boundless IoT— connecting trillions of everyday items to the Internet.

We are looking for a Principal RTL Verification Engineer to join the Impnj Reader IC Engineering team and own the IP and SoC Verification Methodologies and Environment (tools, and flows) and Lead the SoC verification for Impnj’s next generation of Reader ICs. In this position, you will use your experience in RTL Verification to take Impnj’s next generation of Reader ICs from concept through to production.

• Own the development of a UVM based IP and SoC verification framework for Impnj’s next-generation RAIN RFID Reader ICs to assure A0 production worthy silicon
• Deliver a parameterized, modular, scalable verification, validation methodology and automation framework, enabling AMS and Digital IPs to be seamlessly integrated across different Reader IC SoC products (Handheld versus fixed Reader)
• Lead the definition and development of verification infrastructure such as coverage tools, bus functional models, subsystem behavioral models, RTL code, and System Verilog based test benches
• Leverage your knowledge of advanced analog modeling techniques to enable efficient mixed signal co‑simulation and quantifiable analog coverage
• Lead verification of externally and internally sourced IP blocks
• Review and evaluate design verification plans developed by other engineers
• Work with systems and hardware teams to develop and extend HW/SW co‑simulation capabilities to enable verification of Reader firmware prior to A0 tape‑out
• Work with RAIN RFID End‑Point IC verification team to enable system verification and emulation
• Collaborate across logic, analog, test, and systems engineering teams to deliver new features and products to market
• Provide project planning and budgetary input on verification tooling requirements
• Support continuous improvement of existing RAIN RFID products through feature and performance enhancements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 15+ years of relevant industry experience; coursework in computer architecture preferred
• Extensive experience in mixed signal IP and SoC RTL verification for complex multi clock and multi power domain SoCs with complex reset and power bring‑up sequences using UVM and UPF methodologies
• Expertise creating and implementing RTL functional and AMS verification test plans
• Experience in the implementation and verification of microcontroller microarchitectures and complex finite‑state machines
• Experience defining and developing bus functional models, subsystem behavioral models and architectural checkers
• Experience verifying integration of external IP blocks
• Demonstrated expertise in creating a unified testing approach and integration strategy to enable verification of IPs, SoC, and software Firmware inclusive of production DFT patterns
• Hands‑on experience developing System Verilog based Digital Mixed‑Signal functional test benches using real numbered models, SV assertions, re‑usable sequences, and coverage monitors for Metric Driven verification
• Proven experience bringing multiple complex Mixed‑Signal IP and SoC designs from concept through tape‑out
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and RTL coverage tools
• Scripting proficiency in Perl, Python, Ruby, or UNIX shell
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent teamwork and mentoring skills

The benefits listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Impnj and the country where you work.

The typical base pay range for this role across the US is$179,700 - $269,600
. Individual base pay depends on various factors such as…