Infra-Sr Staff Design Verification Engineer

Qualcomm; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a Hardware Engineer specialized in verification to design, verify, and test high-speed interconnects and complex ASIC subsystems. You will develop UVM environments for PCIe, CXL, and AXI/CHI, and collaborate with RTL designers to ensure coverage and correctness.

You will work with Synopsys and Mentor VIPs, create scoreboards and agents, and contribute to performance and power optimizations while mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced hardware team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field with hardware verification experience.
• Experience with SystemVerilog, UVM, and coverage-driven verification.
• Strong knowledge of PCIe, CXL, AXI/CHI protocols and SMMU/Coresight architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain UVM-based verification environments for high-speed interconnects.
• Create verification plans for PCIe, CXL, AXI/CHI protocols and verify across RTL blocks.
• Perform block- and top-level verification including functional coverage and regression testing.
• Collaborate with RTL designers and validation teams to ensure design correctness.
• Utilize Synopsys/Mentor VIPs for protocol compliance and simulation.
• Implement and enhance scoreboards, agents, monitors, and sequences.
• Integrate SMMU and Coresight components in subsystem environments.
• Drive verification closure through coverage convergence and assertions.
• Mentor junior engineers and improve verification methodologies.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

verification methodologies

PCIe protocols

CXL protocols

AXI/CHI

SMMU/Coresight

Scripting (Python/Perl/Tcl)

Education

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

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

PhD in Computer Science/Electrical/Engineering or related field

Tools

Synopsys VIPs

Mentor VIPs

Job description

Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.

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

• Develop and maintain UVM-based verification environments for high-speed interconnect protocols (PCIe, CXL, AXI).
• Create and execute verification plans for high-speed interconnect protocols including PCIe, CXL, AXI, and CHI.
• Perform block-level and top-level verification, including functional coverage, assertion-based verification, and regression testing.
• Collaborate with RTL designers, architects, and validation teams to ensure design correctness and coverage closure.
• Work closely with design and architecture teams to understand specifications and derive verification strategies.
• Use third-party VIPs (e.g., Synopsys, Mentor) for protocol compliance and simulation.
• Implement and enhance scoreboards, agents, monitors, and sequences.
• Integrate and validate SMMU and Coresight components in Subsystem environments.
• Drive verification closure through coverage convergence and assertion-based verification.
• Contribute to performance, power, and cost optimization considerations during verification.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to verification methodology improvements.
• Debug failures at RTL and gate-level simulations.

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency in System Verilog, UVM, and verification methodologies.
• Deep understanding of PCIe Gen3/Gen4/Gen5/Gen6, CXL 1.1/2.0/3.0, AXI/CHI protocols, and SMMU/Coresight architecture.
• Familiarity with Synopsys/Mentor VIPs for PCIe/CXL and AMBA protocols.
• Expertise in assertion-based verification (SVA) and coverage-driven testing.
• Proficiency in Perl/Python/Tcl scripting for automation.
• Knowledge of power-aware verification (UPF), formal verification, and performance/power optimization.
• Experience with coverage-driven verification and random constraint-based testing.
• Experience with scripting languages like Python, Perl, or Tcl.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/Ph.D. in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering.
• 8-12+ years of ASIC/Subsystem/SoC verification experience.
• Experience with PCIe, USB, Ethernet, or other peripheral protocols is a plus.
• Exposure to post-silicon validation and lab bring-up is desirable.

Applicants

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