Senior Design Verification Engineer

Job Title

Senior Design Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Responsible for planning and executing functional verification of IP blocks used in complex SoCs and FPGAs. Collaborates with architecture, design, software, and validation teams to ensure first-pass silicon success.

Experience Level

Senior-level — 10+ years of experience in ASIC or FPGA design verification.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Define verification strategy and detailed test plans with architects and designers.
• Develop UVM-based, constrained-random verification environments using SystemVerilog.
• Create directed and random tests, sequences, drivers, monitors, scoreboards, and checkers.
• Apply SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and formal methods to verify complex properties.
• Execute simulation regressions, debug failures, analyze root causes, and collaborate on fixes.
• Define and track functional and code coverage metrics to drive coverage closure.
• Develop automation scripts and verification infrastructure (Python, Perl, Tcl).
• Participate in technical reviews of specifications, design documents, and test plans.

Requirements

Must-haves:

• 10+ years of ASIC or FPGA design verification experience.
• Expertise in HDLs (Verilog or VHDL) and SystemVerilog.
• Proven experience building UVM testbenches and verification components.
• Proficiency in coverage-driven and assertion-based verification methodologies.
• Familiarity with protocols such as AMBA (AXI, ACE, CHI, APB), PCIe, or Ethernet is a plus.
• Experience with simulation and debug tools (e.g., Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Mentor Questa).
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Perl, or Tcl for automation and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

About the Company

Company: Altera

Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Altera provides leadership programmable solutions for applications ranging from cloud to edge, unveiling limitless AI possibilities. Their extensive product portfolio includes FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, and System on Modules aimed at accelerating innovation in various fields.