Lead Design Engineer

Cadence Design Systems; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in Bengaluru seeks a senior verification engineer to define strategy and drive the verification of complex ASIC/SoC designs. You will design reusable testbenches, BFMs, and scoreboards, extract key features from architectural specs, and lead constrained-random testing and formal verification to ensure robust timing and reset behavior.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate across design, architecture, and emulation teams, and manage project timelines to meet

Qualifications

• Hands-on DV experience in semiconductor/ASIC/SoC domains.
• Familiarity with UVM/SystemVerilog methodologies and verification tools.
• Ability to design scalable verification environments and BFMs.

Responsibilities

• Define verification strategy, tooling, and infrastructure.
• Design scalable testbenches, BFMs, monitors, scoreboards, and checkers.
• Lead feature extraction from specs and develop corner-case tests.
• Write complex test sequences to achieve high functional coverage and debug root causes.
• Apply constrained-random stimulus and formal verification to uncover issues.
• Monitor coverage metrics and oversee GLS timing and reset verification.
• Define definitions of done, secure sign-off for verification phase.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with design/architecture/emulation teams.
• Manage project timelines, risks, and task priorities to meet deadlines.

Skills

DV experience

UVM/SystemVerilog

Testbench architecture

Debugging

Formal verification

Education

BE/BTech or MTech/MS in Electronics/VLSI

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Core Responsibilities

• 1.
  • Strategy and Architecture Verification Planning: Define the overall verification strategy, including the choice of methodology (typically UVM/SystemVerilog), tools, and infrastructure.
  • Testbench Architecture: Design scalable, reusable, and robust verification environments. This includes developing Bus Functional Models (BFMs), monitors, scoreboards, and checkers.
  • Feature Extraction: Analyze architectural specifications to identify critical features and corner cases that require rigorous testing.
• 2.
  • Execution and Technical Leadership Development: Write complex test cases and sequences to achieve high functional coverage.
  • Debug: Lead the root‑cause analysis of complex design bugs, collaborating closely with design engineers to implement fixes.
  • Constraint Random Testing: Implement constrained‑random stimulus generation to explore the design space beyond directed tests.
  • Formal Verification: Utilize formal tools to prove specific properties or find deep‑seeded bugs that simulation might miss.
• 3.
  • Metric Management Coverage Analysis: Monitor and analyze functional and code coverage metrics.
  • Gate‑Level Simulation (GLS): Oversee simulations on the synthesized netlist to verify timing and reset behavior.
  • Sign‑off: Define the “definition of done” and provide final technical approval for the verification phase.
  • Soft Skills and Leadership Mentorship: Guiding junior engineers on coding standards and debugging techniques.
  • Cross‑functional Collaboration: Acting as the primary technical point of contact between the design, architecture, and emulation teams.
  • Project Management: Managing timelines, identifying risks in the verification schedule, and prioritizing tasks to meet project deadlines.

Required Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech or M.Tech/M.S. in Electronics, VLSI, or related field
• 4–6 years of hands‑on DV experience in semiconductor/ASIC/SoC companies

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