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 Impinj and help us realize our vision of a boundless IoT— connecting trillions of everyday items to the Internet.
Team Overview:
We are looking for a Senior Staff RTL Verification Engineer to join the Impinj silicon engineering team to work on the next generation of tag and reader chips. We are a fun, hardworking team of top-tier silicon designers that value and celebrate partnership and collaboration.
What you’ll do:
The Staff RTL Verification Engineer will:
- Work on multiple aspects of tag endpoint and reader chip designs including:
- C behavioral model development
- RTL model coding, debug, verification coverage improvement through directed Verilog Test Bench development
- Writing System Verilog assertions and coverage monitors
- Creating test plans for features and functional blocks in the endpoint ICs and reader IC microarchitectures
- Collaborate closely with a cross-functional team of logic designers, analog designers, test engineers, systems engineers through all phases of product development to deliver new features and products to market
- Evolve RAIN RFID products through feature enhancements and performance improvements
- Participate in design and verification of ultra-low power silicon chips (power measured in nano Watts) that are produced in the billions per year
- Take on a technical leadership role, mentor junior engineers, and help to grow the RTL verification team
What you’ll bring:
- BS/MS in Computer or Electrical Engineering with coursework in computer architecture
- Basic knowledge of a micro-controller micro architecture
- 8-10 years of years of RTL model verification experience
- Experienced in the development of C and system C behavioral models
- Proficient coding skills and experience with System Verilog
- Experience with SV assertion development and use of SV assertions for functional coverage
- Experience writing directed tests and constrained pseudo random tests
- Experience using different code coverage tools
- Experience testing complex finite state machines
- Ability to take protocol, functional, and feature specifications to create an effective test plan
- Proficiency in a scripting languages Perl, Ruby or Python and Unix shell scripts
- Experience developing system level architectural checkers
- Experience developing UVM re-usable sequences and coverage monitors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated Mentoring Skills
Compensation and Benefits:
The benefits listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Impinj and the country where you work.
The typical base pay range for this role across the US is $135,000- $208,000. Individual base pay depends on various factors such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties, requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Both market wage data and the mid-point of the pay range is reviewed and used as the starting point for all new hire offers. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.
At Impinj certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. US based employees have access to healthcare benefits; a 401(k) plan and company match among others.
For a more comprehensive list of US employment benefits, click here.
Why work at Impinj:
Know you’re making a difference. Competitive benefits. Support for remote work or a desk with a view. Weekly Q&A sessions with our executive team. Impinj provides an environment that fosters openness and innovation and is developing technology that delivers a positive impact on the world. Collaboration and teamwork are highly valued, and accomplishments are duly celebrated. We have an open paid time-off policy paired with a respect for work/life balance. Our headquarters is located in Seattle with spectacular views of the Olympics, Lake Union, and Mt Baker, which can be enjoyed from our rooftop deck. Our Brazilian site is in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, at “Tecnopuc,” a technology park that offers a very nice workplace for the development of groundbreaking technologies. Impinj is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
