Design Verification Engineer (SoC)

Job Title

Design Verification Engineer (SoC)

Role Summary

Responsible for functional verification of SoC products for industrial and physical-AI applications, covering IP, subsystem, and full-SoC levels. The role defines verification strategy, builds verification environments, and drives coverage closure while collaborating with RTL, physical design, and software teams.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include verification planning, environment development, and cross-team collaboration to ensure functional quality and coverage closure.

• Perform functional verification of SoC products from IP to subsystem and full-SoC level.
• Verify Arm CPU subsystems and AMBA bus architectures.
• Verify image input systems, including Camera Interface (MIPI CSI-2).
• Verify image-processing subsystems using graphics, vision-AI, and AI accelerators.
• Create Verification Plans and define verification items and test cases.
• Build and maintain verification environments and testbenches.
• Use Functional Coverage and Code Coverage and drive Coverage Closure activities.
• Collaborate with RTL design, physical design, and software teams and work with global development teams.

Requirements

Key qualifications and skills required or beneficial for the role.

• Must-have: Proven experience in functional verification of SoC or complex subsystems.
• Must-have: Experience creating verification plans and building verification environments.
• Must-have: Experience using Functional Coverage and Code Coverage to drive coverage closure.
• Must-have: Experience collaborating with RTL, physical design, and software teams in a product development setting.
• Must-have: Familiarity with Arm CPU subsystems and AMBA bus architectures.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with Camera Interface (MIPI CSI-2), graphics, vision-AI subsystems, or AI accelerators.
• Nice-to-have: Experience in large-scale SoC development or working with global development teams.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Renesas

Headquarters: Hitachinaka, Japan

Renesas is a global leader in embedded semiconductor solutions, providing high-quality products across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT sectors. With over 22,000 employees in more than 30 countries, the company focuses on scalable solutions that enhance user experience and drive innovation while committed to sustainability and energy efficiency.