Senior Verification Engineer, PCIE
NVIDIAJob Title
Senior Verification Engineer, PCIE
Role Summary
Verify ASIC designs and implementations of next-generation PCI Express controllers used in GPUs and SoCs. The role focuses on IP/sub-system verification, verification infrastructure, and collaborating with architects, designers, and silicon teams to ensure design correctness.
Position is based in Bengaluru and works within a global engineering team delivering verification for high-performance computing and AI products.
Experience Level
Senior-level; the posting requests 5+ years of relevant verification experience.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include planning and executing verification activities and building reusable verification components.
- Define verification scope, develop test plans, and implement tests for PCIe controllers at IP and sub-system levels.
- Build reusable bus functional models, monitors, checkers, and scoreboards following coverage-driven verification methodology.
- Develop and maintain verification infrastructure and golden models; run simulations and debug issues.
- Verify architecture, micro-architecture, and implementation against specifications.
- Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, pre-silicon and post-silicon verification teams to close issues and validate design fixes.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience required for the role.
- 5+ years of relevant verification experience working at Unit/Sub-system/SoC level.
- Expertise in Verilog and SystemVerilog.
- Experience with comprehensive verification of IP or interconnect protocols (for example PCIe, USB, SATA).
- Experience developing and working in functional-coverage based constrained-random verification environments.
- Familiarity with DV methodologies such as UVM or VMM and exposure to industry-standard verification tools for simulation and debug.
- Strong debugging and analytical skills; ability to debug complex RTL and protocol issues.
- Good interpersonal and teamwork skills to work across distributed engineering teams.
Education Requirements
B.Tech or M.Tech, or equivalent practical experience.
Nice-to-have
Additional skills that strengthen a candidate's profile.
- Deep knowledge of PCIe protocol (Gen3 and above).
- Understanding of system-level architecture for PCIe/CXL-based designs.
- Scripting or software experience in Perl, Python, or similar languages.
About the Company
Company: NVIDIA
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA
NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.
