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Hire Verification Engineers Who Close Coverage, Not Just Tickets
The testbench ran green. A bug still reached silicon, because coverage closure was reported, not actually reached. On ShawSilicon you read the category score before the resume: every verification engineer in the pool has passed a structured 10-question technical interview in their specialization, scored category by category — conceptual depth, design, debugging, diagrams, adversarial debug — against a fixed pass floor, and stays invisible to you until they clear it. You see the breakdown across UVM, constrained random, functional coverage, CDC, and SVA, then you decide.
Charter clients at locked pricing
Verified shortlist in 72 hours for an eligible role, or no charge
Scored by category vs a fixed pass floor
Engineers keep 100% — zero commission
Send one eligible role brief and get a verified shortlist within 72 hours, or a straight answer that the verified depth is not there yet. Either way, no charge for that shortlist. Eligible = a role in one of the nine specializations with a clear brief (stack, level, must-haves).
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Why Verification Hiring Is Broken
Verification engineers ensure that semiconductor designs function correctly before tape-out, preventing costly silicon re-spins. With verification consuming 60–70% of the chip design cycle, these engineers are critical to every hardware project.
Verification is the largest hiring gap in semiconductor design. Most companies struggle to find engineers who can build UVM environments from scratch, achieve coverage closure, and debug complex multi-domain interactions. ShawSilicon's structured technical interview tests real verification skills — UVM architecture, constrained random methodology, CDC analysis, and coverage-driven strategies.
Key Skills & Tools
Core Skills
UVMSystemVerilogConstrained Random VerificationFunctional CoverageCDC VerificationAssertions (SVA)EmulationFormal VerificationProtocol Verification (PCIeAMBAEthernet)
EDA Tools & Platforms
Synopsys VCSCadence XceliumMentor QuestaSimVerdiDVEJasperGold
Roles We Fill
- Design Verification Engineer
- UVM Verification Lead
- CDC Verification Engineer
- Protocol Verification Engineer
- Emulation Engineer
Who Sets the Bar
The same engineer designs the interview behind every specialization on ShawSilicon. It is built by John Bagshaw, a Senior FPGA Design Engineer with 8+ years designing for AMD, Intel, and Xilinx platforms — Zynq UltraScale+ and Agilex 7. The benchmarks behind the bar are public and timing-closed: cxl-kv-forge-qos at 400 MHz (WNS +0.413 ns, WHS +0.017 ns), a GNSS spoof/jam detector at 488.76 MHz, and flashattn-softmax and kvcache-compress both closed at 400 MHz. The fixed pass floor every engineer clears is the bar he holds himself to.
How ShawSilicon Works
Step 1: Post your Verification role with required skills, rate range, and timeline.
Step 2: ShawSilicon matches you with verified engineers who have passed the structured technical interview in Verification / UVM. You see the category-by-category score, not just a resume.
Step 3: You interview the shortlist and start the engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does ShawSilicon test verification engineers?
Our structured technical interview covers UVM testbench architecture, constrained random verification methodology, functional coverage strategies, CDC analysis, and SystemVerilog assertions. Engineers are scored across multiple categories with detailed breakdowns.
What verification methodologies do your engineers know?
Our verified verification engineers are experienced in UVM, OVM, VMM, and custom SystemVerilog testbenches. Specializations include protocol verification (PCIe, AMBA AXI, Ethernet, CXL), CDC verification, formal verification, and emulation-based verification.
How much do verification engineers cost on ShawSilicon?
ShawSilicon charges companies a platform fee of 8–15%, versus the 25–50% placement fee charged by traditional semiconductor recruiting agencies. Engineers keep 100% of their billings — zero commission. Each engineer sets their own rate.
Can I hire verification engineers for specific protocol work?
Yes. Many verification engineers on ShawSilicon specialize in specific protocols: PCIe Gen5/Gen6, AMBA AXI/AHB/APB, Ethernet 10G/25G/100G/400G, CXL, USB, and DDR/LPDDR memory interfaces.
How quickly can I get verified verification engineers?
Send one eligible role brief and get a verified shortlist within 72 hours, or a straight answer that the verified depth is not there yet — either way, no charge for that shortlist. Eligible = a role in one of the nine specializations with a clear brief (stack, level, must-haves). Every engineer on it has passed the same structured technical interview — 10 questions across conceptual depth, design, debugging, diagrams, and adversarial debug, scored by category against a fixed pass floor — and is invisible to you until they pass.
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