Peripherals Design Verification - Sr Lead Engineer

Job Title

Peripherals Design Verification - Sr Lead Engineer

Role Summary

Lead verification efforts for peripheral IP and subsystems on the ASICs Engineering team. Own verification strategy, test planning, testbench development and cross-functional coordination to deliver production-quality silicon.

Experience Level

Senior - typically 8+ years of verification experience. Qualcomm lists degree-dependent minimums (see Education Requirements).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include defining and executing verification plans and mentoring engineers.

• Define verification strategy and create detailed test plans for peripheral IP and subsystems.
• Develop and maintain coverage-driven, constraint-random UVM/SystemVerilog testbenches.
• Implement stimulus, agents, monitors and checkers; integrate C-based reference models into testbenches.
• Drive coverage closure, run regressions, and analyze results to identify RTL issues.
• Debug complex interactions between RTL, verification environment and software models.
• Automate verification flows and regressions using scripting.
• Coordinate with RTL, validation and system teams; mentor and lead junior verification engineers.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• 8+ years of unit and IP-level verification experience.
• Strong SystemVerilog and UVM expertise; hands-on with coverage-driven, constraint-random verification.
• Proven experience in testbench development (stimulus, agent, monitor, checker) and test planning.
• Experience using C-based reference models inside verification environments.
• Familiarity with standard protocols such as PCIe, CXL, USB, Ethernet.
• Scripting experience (Perl, Python) for automation and test infrastructure.

Nice-to-have:

• Prior experience leading verification teams or large IP verification efforts.
• Experience with FPGA prototyping, silicon bring-up, or system-level validation flows.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical field with 6+ years of hardware engineering experience; OR Master's in those fields with 5+ years; OR PhD in those fields with 4+ years. Fields explicitly referenced: Computer Science and Electrical/Electronics Engineering.

About the Company

Company: Qualcomm

Headquarters: San Diego, California, United States

Qualcomm is a global leader in semiconductor and telecommunications equipment, specializing in mobile technologies and innovations. Known for its Adreno GPUs, the company provides solutions enabling advancements in mobile gaming, AI, VR/AR, and autonomous driving. Qualcomm's cutting-edge technology and commitment to high-performance, power-efficient designs drive the evolution of mobile graphics and connectivity worldwide.