Principal SoC Verification Engineer

Job Title

Principal SoC Verification Engineer

Role Summary

The Principal SoC Verification Engineer is responsible for planning and delivering end-to-end verification for ARM-based automotive SoCs, owning verification sign-off and full-chip integration activities. The role collaborates with design, safety, firmware and validation teams, leads complex debug efforts, and mentors verification engineers toward tape-out readiness.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 10+ years of hands-on SoC verification experience focused on ARM-based automotive MCUs.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include architecting and executing verification plans, driving sign-off, and coordinating cross-team verification activities.

• Define and execute end-to-end verification strategy for ARM-based automotive MCUs.
• Develop and maintain SystemVerilog/UVM-based verification environments and testbenches.
• Verify AMBA protocols (AXI/AHB/APB) and ARM interconnects (NIC/XBAR) for connectivity, coherency, performance, and deadlock scenarios.
• Verify ARM Cortex-R52 and Cortex-M7/M4 core integrations and subsystem interactions (boot, reset, clocking, low-power behavior).
• Perform subsystem-level verification including MRAM-based subsystems and firmware-driven flows.
• Implement low-power verification using UPF across multiple power domains (isolation, retention, power-state transitions).
• Lead debug and root-cause analysis for complex verification failures and collaborate with design and validation teams to mitigate risks.
• Mentor and guide verification engineers; drive verification readiness for tape-out and safety compliance activities.

Requirements

Technical requirements and desirable skills.

Must-have:

• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog and UVM-based verification methodologies.
• Proven experience verifying AMBA protocols (AXI/AHB/APB) and ARM interconnects (NIC/XBAR).
• Experience with ARM Cortex-R52 and Cortex-M7/M4 core verification and subsystem integration.
• Experience verifying MRAM-based subsystems and firmware-driven verification flows.
• Experience with ISO 26262 automotive safety-related verification activities.
• Experience with power-intent specification and UPF-based low-power verification across multiple power domains.
• Ability to lead complex debug efforts and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to achieve verification sign-off.

Nice-to-have:

• Pre-silicon experience on emulation/validation platforms (Palladium, Veloce or equivalent).
• Experience with full-chip integration and verification sign-off on complex SoCs.

Education Requirements

B.Tech or M.Tech in Electronics or Electrical Engineering is specified in the posting.

About the Company

Company: NXP Semiconductors

Headquarters: Nijmegen, Netherlands

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions. With over 45,000 employees and operations in more than 35 countries, NXP is a leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, catering to automotive, industrial IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. The company is committed to innovation and sustainability, advancing a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through technology.