--- title: Senior Design Verification Engineer at Silicon Labs description: Silicon Labs is hiring for the Senior Design Verification Engineer role in Austin, TX. Full-time role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-design-verification-engineer-at-silicon-labs-01a10bca-7e73-7b30-8cef-a98548330fb4 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Silicon Labs as Senior Design Verification Engineer in Austin, TX. Pays $124.6K–$231.4K per year. Full-time role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/nsa1r7.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Silicon Labs | | **Location** | Austin, TX | | **Salary** | $124.6K/yr - $231.4K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 02, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Silicon Labs sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 26 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Silicon Labs. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $138,000 – $202,000 a year (median $167,000). ## Description Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at [www.silabs.com](https://www.silabs.com/). **Senior Design Verification Engineer**  **Austin, Texas**  **Meet the team**   The Wireless PHYMAC team is responsible for designing the digital components of Silicon Labs’ low power energy-efficient wireless products. Our team focuses on building efficient, high-performance digital systems that enable wireless connectivity across applications such as smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities. The team operates in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment, working closely with system architects, analog/RF designers, firmware engineers, and product teams to deliver robust and scalable wireless solutions. By working at the intersection of digital design and wireless systems, the team plays a critical role in advancing the future of connected devices**.**   **About the Role**   As a Senior Design Verification Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the functional correctness and performance of digital modem designs used in Silicon Labs’ low-power wireless products. You will work closely with design, architecture, and system teams to develop verification strategies, build robust test environments, and debug complex issues across the PHY/MAC layers. This role offers the opportunity to contribute throughout the product lifecycle—from early design through silicon bring-up—while working on cutting-edge wireless technologies that power next-generation connected devices. **Responsibilities**   - Define and execute verification strategies for digital modem designs across key wireless use cases - Develop and maintain scalable verification environments using SystemVerilog/UVM or similar methodologies - Create test plans, test benches, and stimuli to achieve high functional and coverage closure - Debug and analyze design issues, working closely with design and architecture teams to resolve them - Track and drive functional and code coverage to ensure verification completeness - Collaborate cross-functionally with firmware, validation, and system teams to ensure correct system behavior - Support silicon bring-up and correlate pre-silicon verification with post-silicon results - Continuously improve verification methodologies, tools, and automation workflows **Minimum Qualifications**   - BSEE/CE or a related field - Solid understanding of digital design fundamentals and verification concepts - 3-6 years of experience in digital design verification, with a focus on modem or wireless PHY designs preferred - Experience with SystemVerilog and UVM or similar verification methodologies - Strong debugging skills with experience analyzing simulation results and identifying root causes - Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python or Perl for automation - Basic understanding of wireless communication systems or digital signal processing concepts - Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment **Preferred Qualifications**   - Experience verifying wireless standards such as BLE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or similar technologies - Experience with advanced verification techniques such as constrained-random, coverage-driven verification, and SystemVerilog assertions (SVA) - Familiarity with C/C++ or MATLAB for algorithm modeling and reference model development - Experience with mixed-signal or system-level verification, including co-simulation with analog/RF components - Exposure to post-silicon validation, lab bring-up, and correlation with pre-silicon results - Experience with low-power design verification and power-aware methodologies **Benefits & Perks** ***You can look forward to the following benefits:*** - Great medical (Choice of PPO or Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA), dental & vision plans - Flexible vacation plan. - Highly competitive salary - 401k plan with match and Roth plan option - Equity rewards (RSUs) - Life/AD&D and disability coverage - Flexible spending accounts - Adoption assistance - Back-Up childcare - Additional benefit options (Commuter benefits, Legal benefits, Pet insurance) - 3 paid volunteer days per year - Charitable contribution match - Tuition reimbursement - Monthly wellness offerings - Free snacks - Monthly company updates with our CEO #LI AA1 The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $124,600 - $231,400 USD. Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, geographic location where work will be performed and applicant’s skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus, equity package and a comprehensive benefits package. *Silicon Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our employees. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and job-related criteria without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.* ## Skills - Signal Processing - Universal Verification Methodology (Uvm) - Debugging - Scripting - Correlation Analysis - Digital Signal Processing - Perl - Post-Silicon Validation - Test Bench Design - SystemVerilog - Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth) - Problem Solving - Python - Code Coverage - Automation - Constrained-Random Verification - Algorithms - Coverage Closure - Analog Circuit Design - Pre-Silicon Validation - Digital Design - MATLAB - Hardware Bring-up - Mixed-Signal Design - Computer Vision - C++ - Simulations - Test Planning - Zigbee - Design Verification - Low Power Design - Wi-Fi - Machine Learning Model Development - Communication - Firmware ## Benefits - Financial Aid/Assistance - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Life Insurance - Legal Services - Volunteer Time Off (Vto) - 401(k) Plans - Employee Stock Options (ESOs) - Transportation - Child/Elder Care - Tax-Advantaged Accounts - Pet Insurance - Food and Meals ## Related - [Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Electrical Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [ASIC Design Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering/asic-design-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [ASIC Verification Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering/asic-design-engineer/asic-verification-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [Texas](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/texas?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 234451 jobs - [Semiconductor Manufacturing](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/semiconductor-manufacturing?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 33134 jobs - [Austin, TX](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/texas/austin?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27387 jobs - [Silicon Labs](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/silicon-labs?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22 jobs ## Related pages - [Texas](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/texas?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 234451 jobs - [Semiconductor Manufacturing](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/semiconductor-manufacturing?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 33134 jobs - [Austin, TX](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/texas/austin?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27387 jobs - [Silicon Labs](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/silicon-labs?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)