Senior SoC Verification Engineer

Intel; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel is seeking a SoC Design Verification Engineer to ensure complex SoC designs meet specifications and deliver high-quality performance in presilicon development. You will design scalable verification plans, develop test environments, and run tests to uncover issues.

You will collaborate with architects, RTL developers, postsilicon teams, and physical design to improve verification of architectural features and maintain verification infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of hands-on SoC design verification experience and OVM/UVM expertise.
• Master's degree with 2+ years of hands-on SoC verification experience and OVM/UVM expertise.
• PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop scalable verification plans for blocks, subsystems, and SoCs.
• Create test benches and verification environments aligned with microarchitecture specifications.
• Execute verification plans using emulation and system simulation models to uncover bugs.
• Debug and root cause presilicon failures and implement fixes.
• Collaborate with architects, RTL developers, postsilicon teams, and physical design to improve verification of architectural features.
• Document test plans and drive technical reviews with design and architecture teams.
• Integrate security coverage in test plans, including regression and debugging tests.
• Maintain and improve verification infrastructure and methodologies.
• Absorb learnings from postsilicon development and incorporate feedback into presilicon strategies.

Skills

OVM/UVM methodologies

Debugging

Test planning

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering/Computer Science

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering/Computer Science

PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Emulation models

System simulation tools

AI tools for verification

Job description

Intel is seeking a SoC Design Verification Engineer to ensure complex SoC designs meet specifications and deliver high-quality performance in presilicon development. You will design scalable verification plans, develop test environments, and run tests to uncover issues.

You will collaborate with architects, RTL developers, postsilicon teams, and physical design to improve verification of architectural features and maintain verification infrastructure.