Senior Engineer - Design Verification

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Key Responsibilities
IP Verification
Develop comprehensive verification plans based on design specifications and architecture documents.
Verify complex Digital IPs and Subsystems at block and subsystem levels.
Create reusable and scalable verification environments using UVM methodology.
Develop test plans, test cases, checkers, scoreboards, assertions, and coverage models.
Ensure thorough functional coverage and closure.
Testbench Development
Develop UVM-based verification components including:
Drivers
Monitors
Agents
Sequencers
Scoreboards
Reference Models
Create constrained-random and directed test scenarios.
Improve verification productivity through reusable VIPs and automation.
Protocol Verification
Verify industry-standard protocols such as:
PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6
DDR4/DDR5
LPDDR4/LPDDR5
USB 2.0/3.x
Ethernet
MIPI CSI/DSI
AXI/AHB/APB
UCIe
CXL
NoC & Interconnect Protocols
Debug & Analysis
Debug simulation failures and identify RTL issues.
Analyze waveform dumps and protocol transactions.
Collaborate with RTL, Architecture, Physical Design, DFT, and Firmware teams to resolve functional bugs.
Support pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation activities.
Coverage Closure
Drive:
Functional Coverage
Code Coverage
Assertion Coverage
Branch Coverage
Toggle Coverage
Analyze coverage gaps and develop closure strategies.
Formal Verification (Preferred)
Develop and execute formal verification plans.
Create SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA).
Verify protocol compliance and critical design properties using formal tools.
Required Technical Skills
Verification Methodologies
SystemVerilog
UVM (Universal Verification Methodology)
OVM/VMM (Good to Have)
Assertions (SVA)
Coverage-Driven Verification
Constrained Random Verification
Verification Expertise
Strong experience in:
✅ IP Verification
✅ Subsystem Verification
✅ Functional Verification
✅ Verification Planning
✅ Coverage Closure
✅ Debugging & Root Cause Analysis
✅ Assertion-Based Verification
✅ Regression Management
✅ Verification Signoff
Protocol Experience (One or More Preferred)
PCIe
DDR4 / DDR5
LPDDR4 / LPDDR5
USB
Ethernet
MIPI CSI/DSI
UFS
SATA
AXI
AHB
APB
CXL
UCIe
NoC
RISC-V Subsystems
EDA Tool Experience
Synopsys
VCS
Verdi
Cadence
Xcelium
SimVision
JasperGold (Preferred)
Siemens/Mentor
QuestaSim
Questa Formal
Programming & Scripting
Strong knowledge of:
SystemVerilog
Verilog
Python
Perl
Tcl
Shell Scripting
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced Verification Skills
Formal Verification
Low Power Verification (UPF/CPF)
CDC/RDC Verification
Emulation and FPGA Prototyping
AI/ML Accelerator Verification
SoC Verification
Domain Experience
Experience in one or more of the following:
Networking SoCs
Datacenter Products
CPU Verification
GPU Verification
AI/ML Accelerators
Automotive SoCs
Wireless Communication
Storage Controllers
Consumer Electronics
Educational Qualification
B.E. / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in:
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Electrical Engineering
VLSI Design
Microelectronics
Computer Engineering
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