SOC Verification - Sr. Engineer

Job Title

SOC Verification - Sr. Engineer

Role Summary

Responsible for planning and executing verification for processor-based SoCs within the Systems Solutions Group. Works with architects, RTL designers, and post‑silicon teams to develop verification strategies, testbenches, and automation to find critical bugs before tapeout.

The role includes mentoring junior engineers and raising verification methodology and reuse across customer projects that include protocols such as AXI, USB, PCIe, and MIPI.

Experience Level

Senior; the posting specifies 2–5 years of hands-on IP or SoC verification experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Build verification test plans from design specs for processor-based SoCs, defining scope, coverage goals, and real-world test scenarios.
• Develop and maintain SystemVerilog testbenches and UVM environments; integrate vendor and third-party VIP.
• Author and analyze SystemVerilog assertions; measure and close code, toggle, and functional coverage.
• Debug complex multi-clock-domain simulation failures using VCS, waveform viewers, and scripting to isolate root causes.
• Mentor junior verification engineers on testbench architecture, debug sessions, and design bring-up.
• Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, and post-silicon teams to align verification strategy with design intent and silicon validation plans.
• Automate regression and test flows using shell, Makefiles, Perl, or similar scripting.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• Strong working knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM in processor-based SoC verification environments.
• Experience with VCS and waveform debugging tools; integrating third-party VIP into testbenches.
• Solid understanding of AXI and AMBA protocol variants and corner-case behavior.
• Proficiency in scripting to automate regressions and post-process simulation results (shell, Makefiles, Perl).
• Working knowledge of ASIC design flow and RTL design concepts.
• Ability to debug complex simulation failures and trace signals across clock domains.
• Nice-to-have: ARM core verification experience and familiarity with USB, PCIe, or MIPI protocols.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering or a related technical field (for example Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science) as specified in the posting.

About the Company

Company: Synopsys

Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA

Synopsys is a leading company in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. It provides tools and services for designing and verifying complex semiconductor devices and systems. The company plays a pivotal role in the semiconductor industry, helping engineers innovate and deliver higher-quality products faster. Synopsys is committed to advancing technology standards and offers a range of software and hardware solutions to its clients globally.