SoC Pre-Sil Verification Engineer (4 to 8 years)

A "SoC Pre-Sil Verification Engineer" with 4-8 years of experience is a specialized role within semiconductor companies responsible for verifying System-on-Chip (SoC) designs before silicon fabrication. The job description for this role typically includes the following responsibilities and qualifications:

Responsibilities:

1. Test Plan Development: Develop verification test plans based on design specifications, requirements, and industry standards.
2. Testbench Implementation: Design and develop verification environments and testbenches using SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL, and methodologies like Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) or similar.
3. Test Case Development: Write and execute test cases to verify the functionality, performance, and compliance of SoC components such as CPUs, GPUs, memory controllers, interconnects, and peripherals.
4. Coverage Analysis: Define and analyze coverage metrics (functional coverage, code coverage, assertion coverage) to ensure thorough verification of SoC designs.
5. Debugging and Issue Resolution: Debug verification failures, analyze issues, and work with design teams to resolve issues and improve design quality.
6. Documentation: Maintain documentation related to verification plans, test cases, coverage reports, and verification results to track progress and ensure compliance with project timelines.
7. Collaboration: Collaborate with design teams, verification teams, and other stakeholders to understand design requirements, address verification challenges, and ensure successful verification of SoC designs.

Qualifications:

1. Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
2. Experience: 4-8 years of experience in pre-silicon verification of complex SoC designs, including experience with verification methodologies and tools.
3. Verification Tools: Proficiency in using industry-standard verification tools such as Synopsys VCS, Cadence Incisive, Mentor Questa, etc.
4. Verification Methodologies: Familiarity with advanced verification methodologies such as UVM, OVM, constrained random testing, and assertion-based verification.
5. Programming Languages: Strong programming skills in languages like SystemVerilog, C/C++, Perl, or Python for testbench development and automation.
6. Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve verification challenges, debug issues, and optimize verification processes.
7. Communication Skills: Good communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, present technical information, and contribute to verification discussions.

Overall, a SoC Pre-Sil Verification Engineer with 4-8 years of experience plays a vital role in ensuring the functional correctness, performance, and quality of SoC designs before they are fabricated, contributing to the successful development of semiconductor products