Formal Verification Engineer, Staff

Qualcomm; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a highly motivated Formal Verification Lead Engineer with 8 years of experience to join our GCAD Formal team. The ideal candidate will have strong formal verification fundamentals, hands-on experience with formal tools, scripting skills, and the ability to drive verification methodologies.

This role collaborates with global architecture, design, and systems teams. The position focuses on exhaustive sign-off quality and the continuous improvement of DV

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of hands-on experience in Formal Verification.

Responsibilities

• Drive formal verification of complex design blocks using advanced Formal Apps and robust convergence strategies to achieve exhaustive and high‑confidence sign‑off.
• Collaborate with worldwide architecture, design, and systems teams to achieve verification goals.
• Review and refine formal setups, proofs, constraints, and abstractions with design/DV teams.
• Engage with EDA vendors and evaluate advanced DV methodologies to improve sign‑off quality.
• Develop automation scripts (Python preferred) to enhance efficiency and scalability of FV flows.
• Analyze challenging formal problems and propose effective verification strategies.

Skills

Formal verification fundamentals

Python scripting

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jasper Formal

VC Formal

Questa Formal

SVA knowledge

Job description

Job Area Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

Company Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering
General Summary
Job Description We are seeking a highly motivated Formal Verification Lead Engineer with 8 years of experience to join our GCAD Formal team. The ideal candidate will have strong formal verification fundamentals, hands-on experience with formal tools, excellent analytical and scripting skills, and the ability to drive innovative verification methodologies. This role provides the opportunity to collaborate across global architecture, design, and systems teams to influence and strengthen verification sign‑off quality.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive formal verification of complex design blocks using advanced Formal Apps and robust convergence strategies to achieve exhaustive and high‑confidence sign‑off.
• Collaborate with worldwide architecture, design, and systems teams to achieve verification goals.
• Review and refine formal setups, proofs, constraints, and abstractions with design/DV teams.
• Engage with EDA vendors and evaluate advanced DV methodologies to improve sign‑off quality.
• Develop automation scripts (Python preferred) to enhance efficiency and scalability of FV flows.
• Analyze challenging formal problems and propose effective verification strategies.
• Minimum Qualifications
• 4–6 years of hands‑on experience in Formal Verification.Strong understanding of formal concepts, proof strategies, and abstraction techniques.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Proficiency with formal tools (Jasper, VC Formal, Questa Formal, etc.).
• Working knowledge of property‑based FV (SVA ) is a plus.
• Excellent scripting skills (Python strongly preferred).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Clear communication skills and ability to collaborate with global teams.
• A strong willingness to learn, innovate, and deliver high‑quality results.

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