Principal Engineer - Design Verification

Job Title

Principal Engineer - Design Verification

Role Summary

Lead design verification for SoC and subsystem projects in Marvell's Custom Compute & Storage business unit, delivering verification architecture, UVM-based testbenches, VIP integration, and coverage analysis to achieve silicon-quality verification.

Provide technical leadership, drive verification process improvements, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with global cross-functional teams.

Experience Level

Senior — Principal-level. Exact years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Accountable for end-to-end SoC/subsystem verification and team technical leadership.

• Define verification architecture and verification plans for SoC/subsystem projects.
• Develop UVM-based system-level testbenches and integrate in-house components and complex VIPs (ARM, Cadence, Synopsys, etc.).
• Create and debug UVM and assembly/C test cases; perform RTL and gate-level verification and coverage analysis.
• Conduct reviews across verification phases to ensure quality and on-schedule deliverables; drive process improvements.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and monitor day-to-day technical tasks.
• Collaborate with global teams and manage deliverables across time zones.
• Support hardware emulation, formal verification activities, and version-control workflows as needed.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Proven SoC/subsystem verification experience on ARM-based SoCs; knowledge of ARM architecture and AMBA standards (AXI-4, CHI, ACE).
• Experience with industry interfaces such as DDR, eMMC, PCIe, Ethernet, and USB.
• Strong UVM testbench development skills (BFMs, monitors, scoreboards) and ability to write and debug UVM and C tests.
• Familiarity with verification toolchains from Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor, or ARM; experience with assertion-based formal verification.
• Proficient scripting skills (Tcl, Perl) and familiarity with SystemC TLMs and hardware emulation support.
• Experience with version control tools (CVS, SVN, Git).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• May require eligibility to access export-controlled technology; candidates may be subject to export license review.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience in ARM boot environment and low-level software interactions.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.