FPGA Verification Engineer

Company Description

Arista Networks is a fast-growing company and an industry leader in the ethernet switch industry. Our switch systems have touched every corner of the market - from the data centers of the world’s largest cloud-computing companies, to your local university’s server room, and every application in between. We design virtually all of the hardware and software that goes into our products and it’s a badge we wear proudly. This wouldn’t be possible without the likes of talented engineers who are given the opportunity to fully lead their own projects and the freedom to think outside the box. Whether you are an intern, a junior engineer or someone who’s been around the block, one thing is for certain - you will leave your mark.

**This position requires to be onsite in Santa Clara, CA**

Job Description

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our FPGA Design Team at our headquarters in Santa Clara, CA, in the heart of Silicon Valley. In this position, you will be responsible for designing test bench, simulating, and testing FPGA RTL code that forms the backbone of our next generation systems.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Create and maintain test benches in Verilog/SystemVerilog
• Create BFM, RTL models for new and existing designs
• Develop the verification test plans and test cases
• Review the design functional coverage

Concepts and Skills: 

• Data and control architectures of a modern ethernet switch, including chip IO interfaces such as Interlaken, Ethernet PHY/MAC, PCIe, SMBus, SPI, MDIO, JTAG, etc.
• Protocols using Ethernet, such as PTP, SFlow, POE, etc.
• Simulation software for FPGA functional verification

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of designing Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL code
• Proficient in design verification tools and languages (SystemVerilog, SVA, Modelsim, Perl, Python, Unix shell scripts)
• Experience in the chip level verification environment setups, code/functional coverage collection
• Motivated, passionate, with sense of urgency and commitment to achieve the targeted goals
• Strong scripting, debugging and problem solving skills
• Excellent in-person, video, and written communication skills

Additional Information

The new hire base pay for this role has a salary range of $130,000 to $180,000. The actual salary offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and US location. The salary range provided reflects the base salary and in addition may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses, commissions, equity, and benefits including medical, dental, vision, well-being, tax savings, and income protection.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.