IP Verification Engineer

Job Title

IP Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Pre-silicon verification engineer in the Memory PHY Group within Intel's Central Engineering Group. Responsible for end-to-end functional verification of DDR PHY IP for SoCs, ensuring designs meet functional, performance, and power requirements.

Work includes test-plan and testbench development, automation of validation tasks, waveform and RTL debug, and cross-functional collaboration with digital, analog, RTL, and physical-design teams.

Experience Level

Mid-level — expects approximately 5–10 years of relevant industry experience in design verification.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include planning, implementing, executing, and maintaining verification for memory PHY IP.

• Create verification plans and define testbench architecture to validate IP and microarchitectural implementations.
• Develop and run directed and constrained-random tests; manage functional and code coverage goals.
• Build and maintain testbenches and automation to improve validation efficiency.
• Analyze simulation results, perform waveform-based debug, and track issues to closure across IP, subsystem, and SoC levels.
• Collaborate with architects, RTL developers, analog and physical-design teams to verify architectural and microarchitectural features.
• Drive technical reviews, develop validation strategies and execution plans, and maintain verification infrastructure and methodology.
• Provide guidance to team members, remove roadblocks, and ensure timely resolution of verification issues.

Requirements

Core technical and professional requirements.

Must-have:

• 5–10 years of industry experience in design verification.
• Experience with SystemVerilog and verification methodologies such as OVM/UVM.
• Proven experience across the verification flow: testplan and testbench design, verification closure, waveform debug.
• Experience with functional and code coverage; VCS NLP and non-NLP simulations and gate-level simulations (GLS).
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills; ability to work across multiple teams and geographies.

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge of DDRPHY validation and protocols such as DFI/DDR/LPDDR.
• Scripting skills (Python, Perl) for automation.
• Exposure to formal property verification techniques.
• Experience with Git and modern development tools; familiarity with editor/AI tools (e.g., VSCode, GitHub Copilot) is a plus.

Education Requirements

Requires a BS or MS degree (posting specifies BS or MS). The posting does not specify a field of study or list alternative certificates; it emphasizes relevant industry verification experience (5–10 years).

About the Company

Company: Intel Corporation

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

Intel Corporation is a leading multinational technology company known for its innovative semiconductor solutions, including microprocessors, artificial intelligence accelerators, and memory products. Headquartered in the United States, Intel focuses on cutting-edge technology and a collaborative working environment, driving advancements in semiconductor manufacturing to meet global demands. The company emphasizes professional development and aims to shape the future of technology through groundbreaking designs.