Senior Verification Architect – SoC & MCU

Microchip Technology Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Chandler, AZ, is seeking a Senior Technical Staff Engineer to lead verification of next-generation 16/32-bit MCU products. You will architect and execute advanced verification strategies, influence methodology, and drive first-pass silicon success.

You will mentor engineers, develop environments, and collaborate across architecture, design, firmware, and validation teams, leveraging SystemVerilog, UVM, and automation to deliver robust SoC verification.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in digital design verification with a proven track record of successful SoC or MCU product tape-outs.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, and coverage-driven verification methodologies.
• Hands-on experience verifying complex SoCs containing ARM or comparable embedded processor architectures.
• Deep understanding of AMBA protocols including AXI, AHB, and APB.
• Experience developing verification plans, testbenches, checkers, assertions, and coverage models.
• Strong debugging skills across RTL, simulations, regressions, and full-chip integration environments.
• Ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate effectively across geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute as a senior technical member of a global verification team developing advanced microcontroller products.
• Own and execute comprehensive SoC-level verification plans from architectural specification through tape-out.
• Serve as a technical leader across projects by driving verification strategy and establishing best practices.
• Develop verification environments, reusable testbench components, and stimulus using SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Verify complex digital IP and subsystem integrations at block, subsystem, and full-chip levels.
• Drive RTL, gate-level, and full-chip verification for next-generation microcontroller products.
• Develop functional safety verification strategies, fault-injection tests, coverage models, and safety metrics.

Skills

SystemVerilog/UVM expertise

Strong debugging skills

Effective communication

Mentoring/leadership

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

SystemVerilog

UVM

JasperGold/VC Formal

Python scripting

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. in Chandler, AZ, is seeking a Senior Technical Staff Engineer to lead verification of next-generation 16/32-bit MCU products. You will architect and execute advanced verification strategies, influence methodology, and drive first-pass silicon success.

You will mentor engineers, develop environments, and collaborate across architecture, design, firmware, and validation teams, leveraging SystemVerilog, UVM, and automation to deliver robust SoC verification.