[Permanent position] Senior verification engineer / team lead

About SiPearl

SiPearl is the European fabless designer of sovereign secure high‑performance energy‑efficient CPUs for HPC, AI and data centres. These CPUs will help address strategic challenges in the fields of security, defence, medical research, energy, climate and engineering with a reduced environmental footprint.

In June 25, SiPearl completed the design of the most complex CPU ever designed in Europe, Rhea1. Featuring 80 Arm Neoverse V1 cores and 61 billion transistors, it is currently in production at TSMC. SiPearl CPUs will equip the two first European exascale supercomputers belonging to EuroHPC JU: Rhea1 will be integrated into the JUPITER machine based in Germany and Rhea2 will be part of Alice Recoque in France.

Incubated within the European Processor Initiative (EPI) Consortium and seed‑funded by the European Union, SiPearl employs almost 200 people across France (Maisons‑Laffitte, Grenoble, Massy, Sophia Antipolis), Spain (Barcelona) and Italy (Bologna). Following a €130 million Series A, the company has launched its Series B round.

About the role

In this role, you will work closely with our Verification Team Lead to define and drive the architecture of SiPearl’s microprocessor verification platform. You will play a key role in designing and validating our next‑generation SoCs while leading a team of engineers.

What a regular day at the job might look like

• Define the verification platform architecture (UVM/SystemVerilog, C/C++, Python…)
• Develop and maintain test environments, verification benches, and functional simulations
• Plan, prioritise and track verification activities throughout the development cycle
• Lead and mentor a team of verification engineers
• Collaborate with system architects, design teams and embedded software teams

What would make you succeed in this role

• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in ASIC/SoC verification, including 3–5 years as an architect or lead
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog/UVM, VHDL/Verilog, C/C++, Python/TCL scripting
• Proven experience in team management and leading technical projects
• Strong understanding of SoC architectures and communication protocols (AXI, AHB, PCIe, Ethernet…)
• Leadership, ability to bring a team together, and excellent communication skills
• Education: Master’s degree or PhD in electronics, microelectronics, embedded computing, or equivalent
• Languages: fluent French and professional English (reading, writing, speaking)

Experience in the following areas is a plus

• Formal verification methodologies, assertions (SVA)
• Simulation tools (Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Mentor Questa)
• Participation in cutting‑edge innovative projects in an international environment

Recruitment process

• Discovery interview with our Talent Acquisition Partner (30 min)
• AssessFirst personality test – no need to worry, there is no wrong or right answer; our goal is to see beyond your resume (45 min)
• 2 technical interviews (1 h each)
• Interview with one HRBP to answer any remaining questions (30 min)

Benefits and conditions

• Contract: Permanent contract
• Benefits: annual bonus*; meal vouchers (60 % covered by SiPearl); health insurance (70 % covered by SiPearl); unlimited access and pre‑paid sessions with a practitioner on our mental health partner app, moka.care; technical, linguistic and personal development training; BSPCE
• Work model: on‑site or hybrid (2 days/week remote)
• Office locations: France (Maisons‑Laffitte, Massy, Grenoble, Sophia Antipolis), Spain (Castelldelfels – Barcelona), Italy (Bologna)
• Note: we do not provide visa sponsorship, but we are committed to assisting international candidates with the visa application process to the best of our ability.

Are you curious to learn more about us?

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• Visit the SiPearl careers webpage for recruiting activities
• Get to know a bit more about our team culture: Welcome to the Jungle

EEO Statement

At SiPearl, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that thrives on the strength of varied perspectives and backgrounds. We recruit talent based on merit, experience, and alignment with our company's goals and values.

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