Director, Design Verification Engineering

Job Title

Director, Design Verification Engineering

Role Summary

Lead design verification strategy and teams for complex Edge AI digital SoC projects in Bangalore. Responsible for verification architecture, cross-team coordination, and delivering first-pass silicon success across multiple product lines.

Role includes technical leadership, mentoring, collaboration with EDA vendors and industry forums, and travel up to 10%.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 15+ years of verification experience with complex digital SoC designs; experience leading verification teams and major verification initiatives.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include defining verification strategy, leading teams, and driving verification quality and industry engagement.

• Define verification strategy and architecture for Edge AI digital designs and multiple concurrent projects.
• Develop and deploy verification methodologies and frameworks to improve effectiveness and drive coverage closure.
• Manage and scale verification teams; plan resources and deliver across parallel projects.
• Collaborate with design, product, test engineering, silicon validation, and software teams to ensure first-pass silicon success and production readiness.
• Lead debugging and resolution of complex verification issues across RTL, system-level, and gate-level abstractions.
• Mentor and develop verification engineers; establish best practices and verification metrics.
• Engage with EDA vendors and industry forums to influence verification tools and standards.
• Establish organization-wide verification quality standards and metrics.
• Travel up to 10% as required.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, leadership abilities, and domain expertise.

• Expert-level SystemVerilog and UVM for architecting complex verification environments.
• Proven ability to develop comprehensive verification strategies and achieve coverage-driven verification closure across multiple product lines.
• Deep understanding of digital SoC design: processors, interconnect/fabric, AHB/AXI protocols, memory, security, boot, and peripheral interfaces.
• Advanced RTL, system-level, and gate-level debugging skills.
• Track record of developing and implementing new verification methodologies and frameworks.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, cross-organizational influence, and mentorship experience.
• Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills for high-impact verification challenges.

Education Requirements

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. (Preferred; alternative equivalent experience not specified.)

About the Company

Company: Analog Devices

Headquarters: Norwood, Massachusetts, USA

Analog Devices is a leading global semiconductor company that bridges the physical and digital worlds, enabling breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. With a focus on innovation, ADI develops solutions that drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare. The company employs around 24,000 people globally and reported revenues exceeding $9 billion in FY24, creating technologies that transform lives across various sectors.