Design Verification Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $175/hr
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: RTL Design Engineers
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100–$175/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 3+ months
Commitment: 40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Evaluate digital chip design workflows to enhance AI model training and evaluation .
- Design and verify RTL components using Verilog/SystemVerilog .
- Collaborate with architecture, verification, and implementation teams to improve model outputs .
- Develop reusable verification components and testbench infrastructure .
- Leverage LLM-based tools to accelerate chip design and verification processes.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet project deadlines.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 3–10 years of experience in digital RTL design or design verification.
- Strong proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog and UVM .
- Solid understanding of digital design fundamentals: FSMs , datapaths, pipelines, FIFOs, arbiters, clock/reset domains, bus protocols.
- Experience with ASIC design flows and common EDA tools .
- Ability to write clear design documentation and communicate technical tradeoffs.
Preferred
- Knowledge of AMBA protocols (AXI, AHB, APB).
- Background in CPU , GPU/ML accelerator , networking, memory subsystem, PCIe/high-speed IO , SoC interconnect, low-power design.
- Exposure to formal verification or SV/UVM-based design verification .
Start Date
- Week of 04/23 ; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Compensation & Legal
- Hourly contractor , Paid weekly .
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
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