Subsystem/SoC Level Verification Engineer

Job Title

Subsystem/SoC Level Verification Engineer

Role Summary

The engineer will lead subsystem and SoC functional verification for Ethernet-related IP and subsystems. The role is on a verification team responsible for planning, developing, and executing verification environments and tests for block and system level designs.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 12–15 years of relevant experience in Ethernet subsystem/SoC functional verification.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include designing verification infrastructure, implementing tests, and diagnosing failures at block and system level.

• Design and implement verification environments using SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Develop BFMs, checkers, monitors, and scoreboards.
• Create block- and system-level verification plans and tests; execute and iterate on them.
• Debug test failures to determine root cause and drive fixes.
• Implement and analyze code and functional coverage.
• Perform constrained-random verification and gate-level/SDF simulation flows.
• Collaborate across IP, subsystem, and SoC projects and tool flows (Cadence/Synopsys).

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and domain experience; listed are core requirements followed by additional desirable skills.

• Must-have: Proven experience in Ethernet subsystem/SoC functional verification (MAC, PCS, SerDes) at block and system level.
• Must-have: Strong hands-on experience with SystemVerilog and UVM to build verification environments.
• Must-have: Experience developing BFMs, checkers, monitors, and scoreboards.
• Must-have: Experience debugging complex test failures and determining root causes.
• Must-have: Practical experience with code and functional coverage and constrained-random verification.
• Must-have: Experience with gate-level/SDF simulations.
• Desirable: Scripting experience (Perl, Tcl) to support flows and automation.
• Desirable: Familiarity with Cadence and Synopsys verification toolflows.
• Desirable: Flexible to contribute across IP, subsystem, and SoC projects.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electronics or Computer Engineering (or equivalent technical degree).

About the Company

Company: Broadcom

Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States

Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.