Director of SoC Design Verification

Job Title

Director of SoC Design Verification

Role Summary

Lead and build a new SoC design verification organization within Marvell's Custom Compute Solutions Business Unit in San Diego. Responsible for verification strategy, execution (DV, emulation, post-silicon), tooling, hiring and cross‑functional coordination to deliver customer silicon for advanced AI/XPU programs.

Foundational leadership role: establish methodology, team culture, and hiring to support Marvell’s custom SoC initiatives.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 10–12+ years of relevant ASIC/SoC verification experience in technical leadership or management roles.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include establishing verification strategy and leading execution across DV, emulation and post-silicon validation.

• Lead DV, emulation and post-silicon validation execution; define scope and timelines.
• Define DV methodology, verification strategies, and verification testbench architectures.
• Collaborate with architecture, design, DFT, PD, firmware and system teams for successful product delivery.
• Drive tool evaluation, selection and adoption.
• Identify and implement productivity improvements (incremental and forklift changes).
• Set goals, monitor progress, and take corrective actions to keep execution on track.
• Recruit, build, mentor and retain a high‑performance verification engineering team.
• Address continuous training and development needs of the team.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and leadership attributes.

• Deep understanding of ASIC/SoC development and verification processes.
• Proven ability to lead ASIC/SoC design verification teams and deliver production silicon.
• Strong knowledge of SoC architecture, processor cores, memory subsystems and peripheral interfaces.
• Experience with emulation and post-silicon validation practices.
• Experience defining verification testbenches and workflows; familiarity with verification tools and tool selection.
• Excellent communication, presentation and cross‑functional leadership skills.
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and focused on continuous improvement.
• May require eligibility to access export‑controlled technology; candidates may be subject to export license review.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field with 12+ years of related professional experience; or Master’s degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience.

About the Company

Company: Marvell Technology

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions serve as essential building blocks of the data infrastructure connecting our world, driving innovation across enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures. The company focuses on creating transformative technology that shapes the future.