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:
Today’s Internet of Things (IoT) applications rely on item-level data enabled by RAIN RFID technology. Impinj, the world’s #1 provider of RAIN RFID products and solutions, is expanding our RTL Verification group, an integral part of the Silicon Engineering department. This will be a high visibility role and will be key in the success of the department and company.
What you will do:
- 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, writing test plans for features and functional blocks in the endpoint ICs and reader IC microarchitectures. Writing directed tests and pseudo random tests that deliver comprehensive functional coverage.
- Develop workflows and reporting tools using industry standard CI/CD tools augmented with custom toolkits to enhance verification abilities and increase throughput.
- Work across multiple disciplines to help automate critical workflows.
- 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 existing 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.
What you will bring:
- BS in Computer Engineering 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
- Experience with industry leading CI services.
- 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 developing UVM re-usable sequences and coverage monitors.
- Experience With Universal Verification Methodology
- Experience using different code coverage tools.
- Experience testing complex finite state machines.
- Ability to take protocol, functional, and feature specifications and create / document an efficient test plan.
- Experience in developing and implementing RTL verification test plans.
- Proficiency in a scripting languages Perl, Ruby or Python and Unix shell scripts
- Experience Developing system level architectural checker
- Experience bringing designs from concept through tape-out and to market.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desired Qualifications
- Course work or experience in digital signal processing
- Experience in low power digital design
- Experience in developing and implementing RTL verification test plans.
- Experience bringing a design from concept through tape-out a plus.
- Exposure / Knowledge / experience with the EPC UHF Gen2 protocol a plus
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 $168,000- $267,000. 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.
