Principal Engineer, Design Verification

1110 AD UK; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Design Verification Engineer to join the CSS team.

You will contribute to verification of complex mixed-signal ICs across concept to release, collaborating with analog, firmware and design teams. The role requires leadership of verification activities, development of testbenches with UVM or Formal methods, coverage planning and functional verification, and mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering (Electronic Engineering) or equivalent.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills are essential.
• Be self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Strong level of English speaking and writing.
• Customer facing experience as verification lead.
• Experience in both IP and SoC level verification.
• Expert in developing unit and SoC level test benches using UVM.
• Integrate the block testbench in chip-level UVM environment and verify integration.

Responsibilities

• Verification of complex designs and sub-systems using leading edge verification methodologies.
• Contribute to and Influence the decisions on methodologies/strategies to be adopted for design verification.
• Develop testbench architectures and develop using UVM or Formal based verification approaches.
• Define verification-plans, functional coverage, tests and verification methodology for block/chip-level verification.
• Work with the design team in generating verification-plans and closure metrics.
• Debugging of Gate Level Simulation (GLS), waiving Timing Violations approved by designer.
• Continuous interaction with analog co-sim and firmware team.
• Technically mentor and guide junior verification engineers on SoC Verification.
• Support post-silicon verification activities of the products working with design, product evaluation and applications engineering team.
• Lead verification efforts at IP or SoC level, effort estimation, project scheduling and tracking, task assignment, reporting to management or customer.

Skills

English communication

Team leadership

Customer facing

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivation

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Electronic Engineering)

Tools

SystemVerilog

UVM

Formal verification

Python

Makefile

TCL

Job description

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $9 billion in FY24 and approximately 24,000 people globally, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and Twitter (X).

Job Description

The charter of ADI’s CSS team is to lead the market in selected technology domains with highly differentiated sensing and signal processing solutions. Today these technology areas include Capacitive Sensing, Optical Image Stabilization, Power management and Audio that drive growth in our portable and non-portable consumer business. As part of our global operation and expanding business needs, we are now seeking to fill key roles in defining, developing and implementing verification solutions for mixed signal ICs in this key market area. This would span the entire development cycle from concept phase, through verification planning, implementation, execution, and release of products to customers. The Design Verification Engineer will collaborate with the wider ADI technical community which affords an opportunity to work with many business units in ADI with exposure to many technologies and products.

Responsibilities

Based In United Kingdom (Newbury, Edinburgh) Or Valencia Spain, this position will be responsible for contributing to:

• Verification of complex designs and sub-systems using leading edge verification methodologies
• Contribute to and Influence the decisions on methodologies/strategies to be adopted for design verification.
• Develop testbench architectures and develop using UVM or Formal based verification approaches.
• Define verification-plans, functional coverage, tests and verification methodology for block/chip-level verification.
• Work with the design team in generating verification-plans and closure metrics.
• Debugging of Gate Level Simulation (GLS), waiving Timing Violations approved by designer.
• Continuous interaction with analog co-sim and firmware team.
• Technically mentor and guide junior verification engineers on SoC Verification.
• Support post-silicon verification activities of the products working with design, product evaluation and applications engineering team.
• Lead verification efforts at IP or SoC level, effort estimation, project scheduling and tracking, task assignment, reporting to management or customer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master’s degree, in Engineering (Electronic Engineering) or equivalent Building and leading small verification teams.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills are essential.
• Be self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Strong level of English speaking and writing.
• Customer facing experience as verification lead.
• Experience in both IP and SoC level verification.
• Strong demonstrable knowledge of verification-plan generation, coverage analysis, constrained random techniques, assertion based and formal verification techniques with System Verilog.
• Demonstrated experience in verification techniques for one or more of the following DSP/Processor subsystems/Formal verification.
• Expert in developing unit and SoC level test benches using UVM.
• Integrate the block testbench in chip-level UVM environment and verify integration.
• Excellent debugging and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in scripting languages and utilities including Makefile, Python, TCL/tsh, Perl etc.
• 10-15 years in ASIC design verification.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with HW emulation or FPGA prototyping
• Low power methodologies , e.g. UPF
• Experience in behavioural modelling of analogue circuits
• Experience in verifying processor based designs
• Knowledge of interface protocols e.g. AHB/APB/AXI/I2C/SPMI

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer.

We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.

Job Req Type: Experienced Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days

Additional Company Information

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X. Come join ADI – a place where Innovation meets Impact. For more than 55 years, Analog Devices has been inventing new breakthrough technologies that transform lives. At ADI you will work alongside the brightest minds to collaborate on solving complex problems that matter from autonomous vehicles, drones and factories to augmented reality and remote healthcare. ADI fosters a culture that focuses on employees through beneficial programs, aligned goals, continuous learning opportunities, and practices that create a more sustainable future.