Full-Time
DDR Design Verification Engineer
Updated on 9/3/2026
SiMa.ai
201-500 employees
No-code edge ML platform with MLSoC
No salary listed
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
In Person
Full-time, on-site presence required in the Bengaluru office.
Bachelor's, Master's
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- A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with 10 or more years of experience, or a Master of Science degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with 8 or more years of experience in system-on-chip design verification.
- Experience with block-level, cluster-level, or chip/system-on-chip-level verification.
- Proficiency in SystemVerilog, Universal Verification Methodology, constrained-random verification, and coverage-driven verification methodology.
- Experience verifying DDR controllers or DDR input/output interfaces.
- A strong understanding of LPDDR JEDEC specifications, preferably LPDDR5.
- A strong understanding of DDR controller and physical-layer functionality.
- Experience developing testbench components and test plans for DDR/LPDDR intellectual-property verification.
- Strong SystemVerilog programming, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Participate in defining and developing the verification methodology for the MLSoC.
- Develop DDR test plans, testbenches including drivers, monitors, checkers, and scoreboards, and test cases.
- Execute test plans to verify MLSoC DDR functionality, performance, and coverage.
- Work closely with Architecture, RTL/microarchitecture, and cross-functional teams.
- Participate in DDR bring-up on MLSoC silicon in the laboratory.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Perl.
SiMa.ai
ViewSiMa.ai provides a no-code, drag-and-drop environment for building, training, and deploying machine learning models on edge devices. Its platform lets users visually assemble ML solutions without writing code, and runs on its own MLSoC silicon designed for edge computing to reduce latency and speed up inference close to data sources. The product works by combining the no-code development tools with specialized edge-ready hardware, enabling deployment of ML applications such as computer vision on edge devices. SiMa.ai differentiates itself from competitors by pairing a purpose-built MLSoC with an integrated no-code development platform, plus an ecosystem of a developer portal, expert consulting, and a partner program to accelerate AI innovations at the edge. The company aims to broaden access to edge ML, helping individuals and organizations deploy efficient AI at the edge across various industries.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$345M
Headquarters
San Jose, California
Founded
2018
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Micron invested in April 2026, validating SiMa.ai's compute-memory roadmap.
- August 2026 ARK Electronics and AVerMedia deals expand drone design-win pipeline.
- April 2026 Edge AI + Vision Alliance awarded Modalix Best Edge AI Board.
What critics are saying
- NVIDIA and Qualcomm dominate edge AI; Modalix fights entrenched OEM standards in 2026-2027.
- Open-source Palette Neat weakens software defensibility and invites copycat workflows.
- Defense and drone partnerships need certifications and volume orders; misses leave SiMa.ai niche-bound.
What makes SiMa.ai unique
- June 2026 Modalix ships pin-compatible with NVIDIA Jetson Orin SoM.
- Palette Neat uses natural-language agentic workflows to cut edge AI builds.
- Modalix runs LLMs, vision, and sensor models under 10W.
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↑ 0%SiMa.ai and ARK Electronics partner to accelerate intelligent, autonomous drones. Aug 31, 2026, 5:00 PM ET Production-ready joint solution to speed development and deployment of affordable, high-performance drones for UAS, industrial, and agriculture SAN JOSE, Calif. and SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - SiMa.ai, a leader in Physical AI, and ARK Electronics, a designer and manufacturer of high-quality, made-in-the-USA drone and robotics electronics, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of next-generation autonomous drones. The companies are launching the ARK-SiMa.ai Modalix MLSoC Bundles - production-ready, affordable, high-performance solutions designed to simplify the development of intelligent drones for commercial and defense markets. The SiMa.ai Physical AI platform combines hardware and software in one purpose-built offering: the Modalix System-on-Module (SoM), built on the Modalix MLSoC, and Palette Neat, an agentic development environment that compresses AI development from months to days. By pairing SiMa.ai's platform with ARK Electronics technology drones and robotics expertise, the partnership delivers a uniquely complete Physical AI foundation, priced for mass-market commercial, industrial, agriculture, and defense deployment at scale. "The drone market is at an inflection point, and winning programs will be built on platforms that pair globally trusted hardware with best-in-class AI compute," said Durga Peddireddy, VP of Strategic Business Development and Partnerships, SiMa.ai. "With ARK Electronics, we are delivering the ecosystem a complete US-made, affordable solution for intelligent autonomy without compromising on performance or trust." "Autonomous intelligence is the next frontier for drones across defense, agriculture, and commercial applications," said Alex Klimaj, CEO, ARK Electronics. "By building and validating this joint solution on SiMa.ai's Physical AI platform, we give our customers a purpose-built Physical AI foundation, with exceptional performance per watt and familiar form factors, so they can develop faster and deploy at scale." The Modalix SoM is form-factor compatible with the industry's leading GPU-based edge platform. For the drone and robotics ecosystem, this compatibility accelerates development, de-risks design, and shortens time-to-market, while gaining higher performance, lower power, and lower cost in a best-in-class SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power, and Cost) foundation. ARK Electronics is central to delivering this benefit, having built, validated, and brought the joint solutions to the drone ecosystem. Availability The ARK-SiMa.ai Modalix MLSoC Bundles are available today to qualified drone OEMs and system integrators at: https://go.sima.ai/ark-bundles. About ARK Electronics ARK Electronics is a provider of mission-critical, made-in-the-USA drone and robotics electronics, including NDAA-compliant, Blue UAS-listed flight controllers, GPS modules, sensors, and embedded computers for defense, commercial, and research applications. A Dronecode Foundation member and ArduPilot partner, ARK Electronics is committed to open standards and trusted, domestically manufactured hardware. Learn more at www.arkelectron.com. About SiMa.ai SiMa.ai is a leader in Physical AI, delivering a purpose-built, software-centric platform that brings best-in-class performance, power efficiency, and ease of use to Physical AI applications. The company is focused on scaling Physical AI across robotics, automotive, drones, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, smart vision, and healthcare. Learn more at www.sima.ai. Media Contacts SOURCE SiMa.ai NOTE: This content is not written by or endorsed by "WOWK", its advertisers, or Nexstar Media Inc.
SiMa.ai and ARK Electronics have partnered to develop autonomous drones for commercial and defense markets. The companies launched the ARK-SiMa.ai Modalix MLSoC Bundles, production-ready solutions combining SiMa.ai's Physical AI platform with ARK Electronics' US-made drone technology. The platform features the Modalix System-on-Module and Palette Neat development environment. It is compatible with leading GPU-based edge platforms, enabling faster development and deployment whilst offering improved performance and lower power consumption. The bundles are available to qualified drone manufacturers and system integrators. ARK Electronics specialises in NDAA-compliant, Blue UAS-listed flight controllers and embedded computers. SiMa.ai focuses on Physical AI applications across robotics, automotive, drones, industrial automation, aerospace, defense, and healthcare sectors.
SiMa.ai and AVerMedia to showcase integrated drone AI solution at August 27, 2026 Drone Seminar. Aug 24, 2026, 20:00 ET The integrated drone solution delivers production-ready AI computing designed to help OEMs accelerate development and move efficiently toward commercial deployment. SAN JOSE, Calif. and TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - SiMa.ai and AVerMedia will showcase a production-ready hardware solution at the August 27, 2026 Drone Seminar in Taipei, Taiwan, designed to accelerate deployment for drone applications. By combining SiMa.ai's Modalix MLSoC with AVerMedia's industrial-grade platform, the solution delivers 50 TOPS of AI compute under 10W, providing industry-leading performance-per-watt while meeting the strict Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) requirements of drone applications. By eliminating complex hardware integration, developers can significantly reduce development time and accelerate product commercialization. The solution delivers industry-leading performance-per-watt efficiency for sophisticated mission-critical workloads in lightweight form factors, simplifying AI deployment and the path from prototype to production. Complementing the production-ready hardware solution is SiMa.ai's Palette Neat development environment, enabling developers to dramatically accelerate Physical AI application development. By combining pre-optimized AI pipelines, reusable application components, and an intuitive development environment, Palette Neat reduces development cycles from weeks or months to hours or days, allowing OEMs to bring innovative drone solutions to market significantly faster. "Physical AI applications require more than raw AI performance, they demand efficient compute, low power consumption, robust software, and production-ready hardware," said Liran Bar, Vice President of Strategic Sales at SiMa.ai. "Together with AVerMedia, we're providing customers with an integrated drone AI solution that dramatically shortens the path from AI development to commercial deployment." "Customers are looking for solutions that reduce engineering complexity and accelerate product launches," said Alex Liu, VP at AVerMedia. "By combining AVerMedia's industrial embedded hardware with SiMa.ai's Physical AI technology, we're enabling developers to focus on innovation rather than system integration." Availability The integrated solution is available immediately for customer evaluation, with production quantities supported through both companies. Learn more and place your order today at: https://go.sima.ai/avermedia. About SiMa.ai SiMa.ai is a leader in Physical AI, delivering a purpose-built, software-centric platform that brings best-in-class performance, power efficiency, and ease of use to Physical AI applications. The company is focused on scaling Physical AI across robotics, automotive, drones, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, smart vision, and healthcare. Learn more at www.sima.ai. About AVerMedia Technologies, Inc. AVerMedia Technologies, Inc. is a leading global provider of application-ready Edge AI turnkey solutions, recognized for its expertise in video and audio technologies. AVerMedia offers customized, fully integrated hardware and software solutions designed to accelerate AI deployments across various industries, including smart cities, robotics, and industrial automation. AVerMedia is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge AI inference solutions that enable businesses to scale AI effectively and reliably at the edge. SOURCE SiMa.ai
SiMa.ai and AVerMedia will demonstrate an integrated drone AI solution at a 27 August 2026 seminar in Taipei, Taiwan. The production-ready hardware combines SiMa.ai's Modalix MLSoC with AVerMedia's industrial-grade platform, delivering 50 TOPS of AI compute under 10W. The solution meets Size, Weight and Power requirements for drone applications whilst providing industry-leading performance-per-watt efficiency. It aims to eliminate complex hardware integration, helping developers reduce development time and accelerate commercialisation. SiMa.ai's Palette Neat development environment accompanies the hardware, featuring pre-optimised AI pipelines and reusable components. The company claims this reduces development cycles from weeks or months to hours or days. The integrated solution is available immediately for customer evaluation, with production quantities supported through both companies.
SiMa.ai and AVerMedia introduce new drone AI innovation. AI-Powered Drones Fly Higher with SiMa.ai and AVerMedia. Get ready for another leap forward in the drone industry, folks - SiMa.ai and AVerMedia are pulling some serious strings with their new production-ready AI solution. They've got their gears turning ahead of the Drone Seminar set for August 27th, 2026 in Taipei, showcasing something that might just shave hours and dollars off the development process for drone makers everywhere. What's under the hood? This ain't your ordinary tech team-up. With SiMa.ai's Modalix MLSoC mated to AVerMedia's industrial-grade platform, this duo doles out a hefty 50 TOPS of AI compute, all under just 10 watts. That's a powerhouse tucked inside, meeting those pesky Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) requirements that drone applications demand like a stickler for details. "Physical AI applications require more than raw AI performance," says SiMa.ai's Liran Bar - a wise takeaway every drone developer should staple to their foreheads. The message? Efficiency isn't just a nice-to-have; it's the name of the game. Eliminating development headaches. Drone developers can heave a sigh of relief, or maybe even crack a smile, as this solution takes the tangle of hardware integration headaches and cuts it down to size. No more lengthy engineering marathons; it's all about getting to the finish line faster. Backing up this sleek hardware is SiMa.ai's Palette Neat development environment. And they ain't bluffing here - it trims the typical development cycle from what feels like an eternity to mere hours or days. That's time any developer will happily pack up and move on from. The competitive edge. * Faster Time-to-Market: Investors Hangout, LLC is talking a serious reduction in time from prototype to production. * Energy Efficiency: 50 TOPS under 10 watts? That's one mean, lean computing machine. * Simplified Integration: Less time in the shop, more time innovating. Now, that doesn't mean the crew over at AVerMedia is resting on its laurels. According to Alex Liu, they're really homing in on reducing engineering complexity, letting developers focus on what they do best - invent stuff that's cool and gets the blood pumping. Eye on the market. What does all this mean for the market? Well, in an industry where every minute is money and every improvement counts, swiftly moving from lab to real-world applications is a competitive edge everyone wants. Companies can now evaluate the integrated solution, with production quantities rolling out - an opportunity not to be squandered. San Jose and Taipei aren't just places on the map when it comes to drone tech - they're where the jig saw puzzle pieces come together quite brilliantly right now. If you're in the drone business, you might want to take a gander at what SiMa.ai and AVerMedia bring to the table, because it could make all the difference in your race to market domination. "By combining AVerMedia's industrial embedded hardware with SiMa.ai's Physical AI technology, we're enabling developers to focus on innovation rather than system integration," said Alex Liu. It's always refreshing to see when two powerhouses in their respective fields put down the barriers and give developers less complexity to wade through. Because at the end of the day, isn't innovation supposed to be about breaking through, not getting bogged down? For the OEMs raring to go, there's no shortage of opportunity here. With AI and drone tech practically joined at the hip, I'd say this development is not just a flash in the pan. Dig in and see what you can cook up with all this raw innovation on your plate.