Lead IP/SoC Design Verification Engineer

Job Title

Lead IP/SoC Design Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Lead verification planning, development, and execution for AMD Soft IP cores at IP and SoC level to deliver silicon-proven, production-ready IP with minimal escapes. Collaborate with IP designers, architects, application engineers, and cross-site teams to define verification scope and quality criteria.

Drive verification methodology, regression infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and verification automation to improve productivity and quality across supported platforms.

Experience Level

Senior — preferred 10+ years of industry experience in IP/SoC design verification.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Develop comprehensive verification strategies, test plans, and functional coverage models for new and existing IP features.
• Design and implement UVM/SystemVerilog testbenches, constrained-random and directed tests, and assertion-based verification flows.
• Integrate formal verification where applicable and drive coverage closure using functional and code coverage metrics.
• Debug complex RTL and firmware interface issues using industry-standard simulators and tooling.
• Build and maintain regression infrastructure, CI/CD verification pipelines, and distributed compute workflows.
• Promote IP reuse, standardized verification environments, and verification best practices across projects.
• Contribute to pre-release validation, IP quality sign-off reviews, and estimation of verification effort.

Requirements

Key technical requirements. Degree requirements are listed separately under Education Requirements.

Must-have:

• Extensive hands-on experience with SystemVerilog and UVM verification frameworks.
• Proven IP-level ASIC or FPGA functional verification experience.
• Assertion-based verification experience (SVA/PSL) and coverage-driven verification skills.
• Experience developing and maintaining verification frameworks, regression flows, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with simulation and debug tools (Questa, Xcelium, VCS, Vivado Simulator) and scripting (Python, shell; Perl preferred).

Nice-to-have / preferred:

• Formal verification and simulation acceleration experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted verification tools and automation frameworks.
• Experience with distributed compute schedulers (LSF or equivalent).
• Leadership or mentorship experience.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces and protocols (HDMI, DisplayPort, MIPI, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, AXI, SerDes).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

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.