RTL Design & Verification Engineer

Company Description
AlienX Technology Pvt. Ltd. is a growing technology startup focused on building practical engineering solutions across software, computing systems, and semiconductor development.
We operate with a small, hands-on engineering team, where each member has meaningful ownership and direct involvement in technical decisions. Engineers are encouraged to experiment, learn quickly, question assumptions, and contribute across multiple stages of the development lifecycle.
Our semiconductor work emphasizes open-source tools, reproducible engineering workflows, and practical experimentation. Team members will have opportunities to work closely with architecture, RTL, verification, FPGA, embedded, and software development while helping establish the engineering foundations of a growing semiconductor team.
Role Description
AlienX Technology is looking for an RTL Design & Verification Engineer to join our small semiconductor engineering team.
The engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, simulating, and verifying digital hardware modules at the Register Transfer Level (RTL) using primarily open-source development and verification tools.
You will work from architectural specifications through RTL implementation, verification, debugging, synthesis, FPGA prototyping, and early ASIC-oriented workflows.
Because we are a small team, this role provides broader technical exposure than a narrowly defined RTL position. You may contribute to architecture discussions, verification infrastructure, tool automation, FPGA bring-up, documentation, and internal semiconductor development workflows.
This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Key Responsibilities
Develop synthesizable RTL using Verilog and SystemVerilog
Translate architectural specifications into digital hardware implementations
Design FSMs, FIFOs, datapaths, controllers, memory interfaces, and processing blocks
Develop verification environments and automated testbenches
Perform functional simulation and regression testing
Write assertions and verification properties
Perform waveform analysis and RTL debugging
Create verification plans and test scenarios
Perform linting and static RTL checks
Perform RTL synthesis and analyze synthesis results
Work with clock-domain-crossing and reset-domain concepts
Contribute to formal verification activities
Integrate and verify digital IP blocks
Work with interfaces such as AXI, AHB, APB, UART, SPI, I²C, and GPIO
Contribute to RISC-V processor and SoC development
Support FPGA prototyping and validation
Explore open-source ASIC implementation flows
Develop scripts for automation, testing, and regression workflows
Maintain design specifications, verification plans, and engineering documentation
Participate in architecture, RTL, and verification reviews
Collaborate closely with the rest of the small engineering team
Open-Source Engineering Stack
Our semiconductor development environment is centered around open-source tooling.
RTL & Simulation
Verilator
Icarus Verilog
cocotb
GTKWave
RTL Analysis & Code Quality
Verible
Surelog / UHDM
Slang
Formal Verification
SymbiYosys
Yosys
Open-source SMT solvers where applicable
Synthesis & ASIC Flow
Yosys
OpenROAD
OpenLane
LibreLane
FPGA Flow
nextpnr
Project IceStorm
Project Trellis
Project X-Ray
openFPGALoader
Automation & Development
Python
TCL
Bash / Shell
Git
Linux
The exact stack may evolve as the team evaluates and contributes to open semiconductor tooling.
Required Qualifications
Strong understanding of digital logic and RTL design
Hands-on experience with Verilog and/or SystemVerilog
Understanding of synthesizable RTL coding practices
Knowledge of combinational and sequential digital circuits
Understanding of FSMs, pipelining, FIFOs, memories, and datapaths
Knowledge of computer architecture fundamentals
Understanding of processor pipelines and memory systems
Familiarity with bus and interconnect protocols
Experience developing RTL testbenches
Experience with simulation and waveform debugging
Understanding of functional verification concepts
Familiarity with Linux development environments
Experience with Git or similar version control workflows
Ability to independently investigate and debug engineering problems
Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly within a small team
Preferred Knowledge
Experience or interest in any of the following would be valuable:
RISC-V
CPU / processor architecture
SoC design
Formal verification
SystemVerilog Assertions
FPGA development
ASIC design flows
Static Timing Analysis
Clock Domain Crossing
Open-source PDKs
OpenROAD / OpenLane
Hardware accelerators
Processor verification
Hardware–software co-design
Python-based verification automation
Open-source silicon projects
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Electrical / Electronics Engineering
VLSI
Microelectronics
Computer Engineering
Embedded Systems
Semiconductor Engineering
or a related engineering discipline
Strong practical semiconductor experience and project work will also be considered.
Experience
Preferred: 2–4 years
Relevant experience may include:
RTL Design | Verification | FPGA | RISC-V | SoC | ASIC | Digital Design | Semiconductor Research
Working in a Small Team
This is not a narrowly isolated role.
As part of a small semiconductor engineering team, you may work across multiple areas depending on project requirements.
We value engineers who are comfortable:
Taking ownership of modules from specification to verification
Learning unfamiliar tools when required
Reviewing each other's RTL and verification code
Building internal engineering workflows
Automating repetitive development tasks
Documenting technical decisions
Experimenting with open-source semiconductor technologies
Working closely with software and embedded engineers
Helping shape the team's engineering standards as we grow
Work Details
Position: RTL Design & Verification Engineer
Employment: Full-Time
Experience: 2–4 Years
Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Work Mode: Hybrid
Team: Small Semiconductor Engineering / R&D Team
📩 Apply: hr@alienx.tech
Subject: Application for RTL Design & Verification Engineer
AlienX Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Building systems from software to silicon.

Work arrangement
Hybrid