SOC Verification Engineer

Job Title

SOC Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Work on IP, subsystem, and SoC verification for Arm-based systems, developing and executing verification strategies and reusable SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches. Collaborate with architecture, design, performance, modeling, validation, FPGA, and software teams to verify functionality, performance, power and integration of complex SoCs.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Guidance: 2–12 years of relevant IP, subsystem, or SoC verification experience as stated in the posting.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include planning, implementing, executing verification activities and driving closure across teams.

• Define and execute verification strategies for IP, subsystem, and SoC designs.
• Architect, develop, and maintain reusable SystemVerilog/UVM verification environments and components.
• Create verification plans, test methodologies, test cases, and coverage-closure strategies.
• Verify functionality for CPU, PCIe, security, DDR, cache coherency and CHI-based interconnects, and SoC scenarios and performance.
• Develop embedded tests in C/C++ and Arm Assembly for software-driven verification.
• Perform power-aware verification using UPF and validate complex power architectures.
• Debug RTL, testbenches, and silicon-related issues; work closely with cross-functional teams.
• Drive functional, code, toggle, assertion, and formal coverage closure.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• 2–12 years of experience in IP, subsystem, or SoC verification.
• Strong Verilog/SystemVerilog knowledge and experience building SV/UVM environments.
• Experience writing embedded tests in C/C++ and Arm Assembly.
• Experience with power-aware verification (UPF) and validating power architectures.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across RTL, testbench and silicon issues.
• Experience with coverage metrics and closure: functional, code, toggle, and assertion coverage.
• Automation and scripting with Python, Perl, Tcl, or shell scripting.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with CHI, cache coherency, PCIe, DDR and interconnect verification at SoC scale.
• Experience with formal methods, FPGA prototyping, performance verification, modeling or silicon bring-up.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Arm

Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom

ARM is a global leader in semiconductor and software design, driving innovation in computing technology. The company specializes in designing processors and systems that provide the essential building blocks for electronic devices. ARM's architecture is widely used in smartphones, servers, and IoT devices, and its collaborative culture fosters bold thinking, diversity, and high-impact benefits for its talented workforce.