Senior Principal SoC Verification Engineer

Job Title

Senior Principal SoC Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Lead the architecture and implementation of functional verification environments and verification strategy for advanced multi-core SoCs in Marvell's Custom Compute Solutions Business Unit in San Diego. Work closely with designers, customers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality custom silicon for AI and advanced compute programs.

This is a foundational role focused on establishing verification methodology and building a local verification team and toolset.

Experience Level

Senior — expected experience: 15+ years verification and firmware/software development with a Bachelor's degree, or 10+ years with a Master's or PhD.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include designing verification infrastructure, developing tests and tools, and driving coverage and quality for complex SoCs.

• Architect and develop functional verification environments, including reference models and bus-functional monitors/drivers.
• Author verification test plans using random techniques and coverage analysis; work with designers to ensure completeness.
• Develop tests, tune environments to meet coverage goals, and debug failures with design teams.
• Verify boot code and design, develop, and maintain software tools to support multi-core SoC development.
• Transform engineering requirements into easy-to-use, scalable tools for highly parallel compute environments.
• Perform unit and regression testing of verification tools and infrastructure.

Requirements

Key required skills and attributes; separates must-have and nice-to-have items.

Must-have:

• Extensive SoC verification and testbench development experience using UVM and SystemVerilog.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and DPI for verification and firmware/tool development.
• Strong verification methodology knowledge (object-oriented techniques, directed/random testing, coverage-driven verification, gate-level simulation).
• Proven debugging skills and ability to collaborate with designers to resolve complex issues.
• Effective interpersonal and teamwork skills; initiative-driven, detail-oriented, and data-driven problem solving.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with verification automation frameworks and tool development for parallel compute systems.
• Previous experience delivering customer-specific SoC designs or working in a startup/greenfield design center environment.

Education Requirements

BS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science with 15+ years of verification and firmware/software development experience; or MS/PhD with 10+ years of relevant experience.

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.