Design Verification Engineer

Job Title

Design Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Design Verification team to develop and verify high-speed SerDes and PHY blocks used for PCIe, Ethernet and other industry-standard interfaces. The role focuses on building SystemVerilog/UVM verification environments, creating testbenches and coverage, and debugging RTL and verification infrastructure.

This is an early-career position working with experienced engineers on silicon that ships to production, with opportunity to learn and take ownership.

Experience Level

Entry-level / Early-career — 0–5 years of relevant experience (including internships or academic projects).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include verification of SerDes and PHY blocks at block and top level.

• Develop and maintain SystemVerilog/UVM verification environments for SerDes and PHY blocks.
• Write testbenches, functional coverage models, and assertions.
• Run simulations, analyze failures, and debug RTL and testbench issues.
• Collaborate with design, architecture, and analog teams on block-level and top-level verification.
• Support firmware-hardware co-verification and integration testing as needed.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Working knowledge of SystemVerilog and basic familiarity with UVM concepts.
• Solid digital design fundamentals: synchronous logic, FSMs, pipelining, clock-domain crossing.
• Experience running simulations and debugging verification environments and RTL.
• Strong analytical and debugging mindset.
• Good English communication skills (spoken and written).

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with SerDes, PHY, or other high-speed interface verification.
• Experience with functional coverage and assertion-based verification.
• Familiarity with firmware-hardware co-verification or analog collaboration.

Education Requirements

BSc in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent; equivalent practical experience is accepted.

About the Company

Company: Altera

Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Altera provides leadership programmable solutions for applications ranging from cloud to edge, unveiling limitless AI possibilities. Their extensive product portfolio includes FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, and System on Modules aimed at accelerating innovation in various fields.