Principal Verification Engineer

Microchip Technology; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Dublin, Ireland is seeking an experienced verification engineer to join the FPGA Business Unit. You will work on next-generation, highly secure, low-power FPGA devices and contribute to a world-class verification strategy.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of SoC verification expertise, deep SystemVerilog/UVM knowledge, and hands-on experience with emulation and AI/ML-assisted flows, collaborating with architecture, design, and hardware teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in functional verification of complex SoC designs.
• Expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, formal verification.
• Experience with methodology development and tool automation.
• Familiarity with AI/ML-driven EDA tools and scripting for flow integration.
• Good understanding of SoC architectures - ARM/RISC-V.
• Experience across two of PCIe Gen3/4/5, DDR4/5, MIPI, Ethernet, USB.
• Excellent debugging skills and ability to work with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Verification of complex subsystems and SoC using constrained random, formal and C-based methods.
• Develop and maintain reusable UVM test benches and environments.
• RTL, power-aware and gate-level verification.
• Contribute to quality and productivity with AI/ML-enabled verification approaches.
• Collaborate with emulation and hardware prototyping teams to define unified verification methods.
• Collaborate with architecture and design teams to ensure first-silicon success.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Formal verification

SoC architectures

C/C++ scripting

Python scripting

AI/ML tools

Emulation/prototyping

Git/SVN

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Git

Perforce

Job description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip's nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values ; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it's won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!

Job Description:

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000+ team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip's nationally recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values ; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it's won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!

The FPGA Business Unit of Microchip Technology Inc is seeking an experienced and innovative verification engineer for our team in Dublin, Ireland to work on the verification of our next generation, highly secure, low-power FPGA device products.

Key Responsibilities

• Verification of complex subsystems and SoC using an optimal combination of constrained random, formal and C based verification methodologies.
• Develop and maintain highly reusable UVM based test benches and verification environments.
• Involve in RTL, power aware and gate level verification.
• Contribute to quality and productivity be using AI/ML-enabled verification methodologies
• Collaborate with emulation and hardware prototyping teams to define a unified verification methodology .
• Collaborate with architecture and design teams to ensure seamless execution and first-silicon success.
• Mentor junior team members.

Requirements/Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in functional verification of complex SoC designs
• Expertise in System Verilog, UVM , formal verification methodologies
• Proven experience in methodology development and tool automation .
• Familiarity with AI/ML-driven EDA tools and scripting for flow integration.
• Good understanding of SoC architectures - ARM/RISC-V
• Expertise in at least two of the following domains/peripherals CPU subsystems
• PCIe Gen3/Gen4/Gen5
• DDR4/DDR5, LPDDR4X
• MIPI DSI/CSI
• Ethernet MAC
• USB
• Security and cryptography IPs.
• Exposure to emulation , hardware prototyping and post-silicon debug , Experience with FPGA-based acceleration platforms and simulation/emulation flows.
• Software & Scripting: Python, TCL/TK, and C/C++ for automation and validation.
• Tools: Familiarity with Siemens/Cadence/Synopsys verification suites
• Revision control systems (Git, Perforce, svn).
• Excellent debug skills
• Experience working with global cross functional teams
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Skills

• Highly Desirable: Strong understanding of FPGA architecture
• Experience with coverage-driven verification using ML-based optimizations .
• Experience in emula