SOC Verification with Post Silicon Validation

Job Title

SoC Verification Engineer — Post-Silicon Validation

Role Summary

Lead and execute SoC verification activities from planning through tape-out, focusing on advanced power management, debug/trace infrastructure, and alignment between pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation.

Work collaboratively with Architecture, RTL Design, Firmware, and Lab Validation teams to ensure functional correctness, coverage closure, and fast root-cause analysis of silicon issues.

Experience Level

Senior level. Preferred 8–12 years of hands-on ASIC/SoC verification experience with tape-out history.

Responsibilities

Accountable for verification strategy, implementation, and sign-off for server-class SoC subsystems.

• Architect and execute power-aware verification for low-power states, PMU, DVFS, and clock/reset sequencing using UPF/CPF.
• Verify complex debug and trace infrastructures (JTAG, hardware triggers, breakpoints, trace networks such as ARM CoreSight).
• Develop and maintain hybrid verification environments combining SystemVerilog/UVM and C/C++ for system-level use cases.
• Create portable test content for emulation and post-silicon platforms; collaborate with lab teams to reproduce post-silicon failures in pre-silicon environments.
• Drive functional, code, assertion (SVA), and scenario-based coverage to meet tape-out sign-off criteria.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required to perform the role.

• Must-have: Extensive hands-on ASIC/SoC verification experience and proven tape-out delivery.
• Must-have: Proficiency in SystemVerilog, UVM, and SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA).
• Must-have: Experience with C/C++ or assembly for embedded bring-up and hybrid verification flows.
• Must-have: Strong knowledge of low-power verification methodologies, UPF/CPF and gate-level power-aware simulations.
• Must-have: Deep familiarity with debug protocols (JTAG, IEEE 1149.x) and trace/debug architectures.
• Must-have: Understanding of SoC infrastructure: AMBA protocols (AXI/AHB/APB/CHI), memory controllers, and interrupt controllers.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with emulation and post-silicon validation workflows and lab collaboration for failure triage.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

About the Company

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphics processors, and related technologies for a variety of computing devices. Known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, AMD's mission is to deliver high-performance computing solutions for AI, data centers, gaming, and embedded applications. They foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creativity and problem-solving, aiming to drive progress and excellence in technology.