Principal Design Verification Engineer

Job Title

Principal Design Verification Engineer

Role Summary

As a senior member of the Design Verification Team, you will lead functional verification of SoC designs used for high-speed data transfer. You will architect verification environments, develop tests and reference models, and work with designers to ensure designs meet specifications.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires extensive verification experience. Expect ~10+ years of verification and firmware/software development experience; reduced experience may be accepted with an advanced degree. See Education Requirements for degree guidance.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include development and execution of verification environments and tools:

• Design verification environment architecture, including reference models and bus-functional monitors/drivers.
• Write verification test plans using random techniques and coverage analysis.
• Develop tests, tune environments to reach coverage goals, debug failures and collaborate with designers to resolve issues.
• Verify boot code and develop/maintain tools for multi-core SoC development and scalable parallel compute environments.
• Translate engineering requirements into usable, scalable software tools; perform unit and regression testing of tools.
• Participate in problem solving and quality improvement activities; document and communicate findings.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, verification methodology, and behaviors:

• Extensive SoC verification experience and testbench development using UVM and SystemVerilog.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and use of DPI for verification interfaces.
• Strong understanding of verification methodologies: object-oriented design, directed/random testing, coverage-driven verification, and gate-level simulation concepts.
• Experience debugging complex failures, analyzing datasets, and drawing valid conclusions from verification results.
• Effective interpersonal and teamwork skills; ability to communicate with designers and cross-functional teams.
• Bias for initiative, attention to detail, and commitment to quality.
• Export-control eligibility may be required for access to certain technologies; candidates may undergo export license review.

Education Requirements

BS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science with 10+ years of verification and firmware/software development experience; or MS/PhD with 5+ years of relevant experience. Equivalent practical experience may be considered.

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.