GlobalFoundries

Principal SoC Design Verification Engineer

GlobalFoundries$153K — $265K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • 8-10 years of experience in SoC verification
  • Expertise in writing tests using SystemVerilog, UVM and C
  • Experience with scripting languages like Python, Tcl/Tk, Perl
  • Understanding of SoC interconnects and bus standards such as AXI, AHB, APB
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proven written and verbal technical communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop testbenches, testcases, and checkers to validate design behavior
  • Debug discrepancies between simulated designs and specifications
  • Enhance DV flows and methodologies for better efficiency
  • Manage verification tasks autonomously while mentoring junior team members
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to fix bugs

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with opportunities for mentorship
  • Chance to work on cutting-edge automotive and high-performance chip technologies
  • Engagement in all phases of the verification lifecycle
  • Support for continual learning and innovative process improvements
  • Potential for obtaining a security clearance for defense projects
Full Job Description
Summary of Role:

Seeking a Senior System-on-Chip Design Verification engineer to verify the High-Performance Data Processing Unit Chiplets and Automotive Microcontrollers. The candidate will be responsible for contributing to all phases of the verification lifecycle, including reviewing specifications, developing testbench architecture, creating testplans, defining and closing coverage, and debugging failing simulations.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Hands-on development of testbenches, testcases and checkers to exercise and measure design behavior against specified intent.


  • Debug differences in simulated behavior of designs and design specifications.


  • Contribute to the development of DV flows and methodology for improved development efficiency.


  • Independently manage verification tasks while mentoring junior team members.


  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Spec, Design, etc) to resolve bugs.


Other Responsibilities:

Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications:

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


  • 8-10 years of experience in SoC verification.


  • Expertise in writing tests using SystemVerilog, UVM and C.


  • Experience with scripting languages like Python, Tcl/Tk, Perl.


  • Understanding of SOC interconnects and bus standards such as AXI, AHB, APB.


  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.


  • Proven written and verbal technical communication skills.


  • Self-motivated, collaborative team player able to broadly contribute project goals.


  • Proven innovation in improving existing processes and methodologies.
  • Technical leadership experience of IP or SoC verification projects.


Preferred Qualifications

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


  • Experience with RISC-V, ARM and/or MIPS CPU architectures.


  • Knowledge of register description languages (IP-XACT, SystemRDL, UVM RAL).


  • Familiarity with Functional Safety standards (ISO 26262) and fault injection methodologies.


  • Background with power-aware (UPF) and gate-level simulations (GLS)


  • Familiarity of formal verification tools and techniques.


Expected Salary Range
$153,000.00 - $265,000.00

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

The role you are applying for may require you to obtain a US Department of Defense Security Clearance at some time during your employment. Acceptance of this role commits to applying for such if requested. Further, the applicant consents to being asked questions about their citizenship and background to assess the likelihood of obtaining a Security Clearance. The applicant also acknowledges that GlobalFoundries can only nominate and submit an application for a Security Clearance. The granting of a Security Clearance is at the sole discretion of the U.S. Government and the Department of Defense.

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