PCIe Verification Engineer

Job Title

PCIe Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Member of a SoC/IP verification team responsible for functional verification of PCIe subsystems. Work focuses on building UVM-based testbenches, creating and executing verification plans, and ensuring coverage closure for high-performance designs.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Requires significant industry experience; the source specifies 12+ years in the verification domain.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include verification planning, testbench implementation, and coverage-driven validation.

• Develop and maintain UVM-based verification environments and reusable testbench components.
• Create verification plans and test scenarios for PCIe and related interfaces.
• Perform design-spec reviews and translate requirements into verification objectives.
• Manage functional and code coverage to achieve closure.
• Debug functional issues in high-performance design implementations and coordinate fixes with design teams.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and domain knowledge.

• Expertise in UVM verification methodology and testbench development.
• Domain expertise in PCIe Gen5/Gen6/Gen7 and PIPE protocols.
• Knowledge of AMBA protocols (AXI/AHB/APB).
• Experience with testplan creation, verification architecture, and developing verification scenarios.
• Experience managing functional and code coverage metrics.
• Ability to troubleshoot verification issues in high-performance designs.
• Nice-to-have: scripting knowledge (e.g., Python, Perl, Shell).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics or VLSI Engineering (as listed in the source).

About the Company

Company: Broadcom

Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States

Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.