SOC Design Verification Engineer
Intel CorporationJob Title
SOC Design Verification Engineer
Role Summary
Work on SoC functional verification to ensure correctness, performance, and security of complex system-on-chip designs. The role sits within a central engineering verification team and partners with architects, RTL designers, postsilicon teams, and physical design to deliver validated silicon.
Experience Level
Senior — the posting specifies substantial experience: Bachelor's degree plus 20 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree plus 18 years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
Core responsibilities for this role include planning, executing, and improving SoC verification activities.
- Develop scalable, reusable block/subsystem/SoC verification plans, testbenches, and environments from microarchitecture specifications.
- Implement and run simulation and emulation models; execute verification plans and analyze power and performance metrics.
- Debug presilicon issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions for failing tests.
- Collaborate with architects, microarchitects, RTL developers, postsilicon, and physical design teams to verify complex architectural features.
- Lead technical reviews of test plans and proofs to ensure alignment and coverage.
- Include security validation in test plans (regression and debug coverage).
- Improve functional verification infrastructure and methodologies; incorporate postsilicon lessons into updated test plans.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items noted separately.
- Proficiency in SystemVerilog and simulation-based verification methodologies (OVM/UVM).
- Experience developing SoC test environments and verification components.
- Strong hardware design knowledge: logic design, simulation, validation, and debugging.
- Proven experience creating and executing SoC/IP verification plans and test environments.
- Analytical problem-solving to identify and resolve complex design issues.
- Preferred: experience collaborating across architecture, design, and postsilicon teams; strong verbal and written communication; ability to lead technical reviews and work independently.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (posted requirement: Bachelor's + 20 years relevant experience) or Master's degree in a related field (posted requirement: Master's + 18 years relevant experience). No other certification or "equivalent experience" language was specified.
About the Company
Company: Intel Corporation
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA
Intel Corporation is a leading multinational technology company known for its innovative semiconductor solutions, including microprocessors, artificial intelligence accelerators, and memory products. Headquartered in the United States, Intel focuses on cutting-edge technology and a collaborative working environment, driving advancements in semiconductor manufacturing to meet global demands. The company emphasizes professional development and aims to shape the future of technology through groundbreaking designs.
