Senior Principal Engineer - SoC Design Verification

Job Title: Senior Principal Design Verification (DV) Engineer

Location: Pune, India

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Principal Design Verification (DV) Engineer with 12+ years of hands-on expertise to lead verification strategy and execution for complex System-on-Chip (SoC) designs.

The ideal candidate will possess deep technical knowledge of ARM-based microcontrollers, low‑power design verification, and extensive experience verifying multiple interfaces and security IPs. This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role requiring strong collaboration, mentorship, and the ability to drive verification closure in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Verification Strategy & Leadership

• Define and own SoC-level and IP-level verification strategy, methodology, and coverage goals.
• Drive design verification (DV) closure across diverse IPs and subsystems, ensuring maximum quality and coverage.
• Ensure compliance with functional safety and security requirements.
• Guide the team in developing and improving verification flows for maximum reuse and efficiency.
• Mentor junior and senior DV engineers while closely collaborating with design teams for issue resolution and sign-off.

Hands-On Verification Execution

• Execute verification plans aligned with product specifications and architectural requirements.
• Develop, debug, and run UVM-based verification environments for RTL and netlist simulations.
• Create and maintain test cases, stimulus, and assertions within the chosen verification framework.
• Run simulations and debug test cases across multiple design models:
  • RTL
  • Power-aware RTL
  • Gate-level
  • FPGA prototypes
  • Emulation platforms
• Perform regression runs and analyze code and functional coverage to ensure verification completeness.
• Work effectively in both SoC-level and IP-level verification environments.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 12+ years of experience in SoC/IP design verification.
• Proven track record of successful tape-outs of multiple SoCs.

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in ARM-based microcontrollers and SoC-level verification.
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog, UVM, and constrained-random verification methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with industry-standard EDA tools:
  • Synopsys VCS
  • Cadence Xcelium
  • Mentor Graphics Questa
• Experience with low-power verification using UPF.
• Exposure to gate-level simulations and power-aware simulations.
• Strong knowledge of SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and functional coverage.
• Verification experience with standard interfaces, including:
  • SPI, I²C, UART
  • USB, PCIe, Ethernet, eSPI
• Knowledge of Flash memory and security IPs (crypto engines and security subsystems) is a plus.
• Familiarity with common Analog IPs used in microcontroller designs:
  • ADC, DAC, PLLs

Soft Skills

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to mentor team members and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

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