Design Verification Lead

Job Title

Design Verification Lead

Role Summary

Lead verification for PCIe, CXL and high-speed connectivity IP within the AECG front-end design and integration team. Work closely with architecture, IP design, physical design, firmware, and product engineering to deliver silicon- and FPGA-ready designs.

Primary mission: ensure first-pass silicon success through robust verification planning, environment development, automation, and cross-team coordination.

Experience Level

Senior — minimum 10 years of design verification experience, with leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include planning and executing verification for IP and subsystems, building reusable verification infrastructure, and driving methodology improvements.

• Collaborate with architects, hardware designers, and firmware teams to define and verify new PCIe, CXL, and high-speed connectivity features.
• Develop comprehensive verification plans covering feature interactions, HW/SW integration, performance targets, and system-level use cases.
• Design and implement UVM-based verification environments: monitors, scoreboards, checkers, and reusable components.
• Create directed and constrained-random tests, run regressions, and debug failures to achieve coverage and quality goals.
• Drive verification automation, simulation throughput improvements, and adoption of AI-assisted tools to increase productivity.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers across geographically distributed teams.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for the role, plus relevant preferred capabilities.

Must-have:

• Extensive ASIC/IP verification experience using UVM methodology.
• Strong SystemVerilog and Verilog skills; object-oriented programming proficiency relevant to verification.
• Experience verifying high-speed protocols such as PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, PCIe Gen6, or 400G Ethernet.
• Proficiency in scripting/automation (Python, Perl, or similar).
• Experience across the ASIC/FPGA lifecycle from planning through tape-out.
• Technical leadership and effective communication in distributed teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with performance verification, simulation optimization, acceleration, HLS tools, or verification efficiency improvements.
• Familiarity with AI-driven verification methodologies and simulation/verification toolchain enhancements.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. The posting also specifies a minimum of 10 years of design verification experience using UVM methodology.

About the Company

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphics processors, and related technologies for a variety of computing devices. Known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, AMD's mission is to deliver high-performance computing solutions for AI, data centers, gaming, and embedded applications. They foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creativity and problem-solving, aiming to drive progress and excellence in technology.