Principal Engineer - Verification

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Job Description:

The dsPIC Business Unit is seeking a Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Verification to join our team in Chandler, Arizona. In this role, you will lead IP-level verification for dsPIC products using formal verification and UVM testbenches. You will work closely with cross-functional teams across the USA, India, and other global corporate teams to ensure high-quality verification results and timely project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain UVM verification environments and Formal verification environments.
• Define verification plans and implement constrained-random UVM Testbench and/or Formal Testbench.
• Develop assertions and coverage in System Verilog language, analyze coverage metrics, and drive coverage closure.
• Debug RTL and testbench issues, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with design and architecture teams to resolve defects.
• Collaborate with SoC development teams to integrate IP-level testbenches and tests into SoC-level verification environments.
• Collaborate with architects, designers, and applications teams to verify IP and product requirements and deliver quality results on schedule.
• Provide technical support and mentoring to verification engineers and drive projects to completion on schedule.
• Continuously improve verification methodologies by leveraging AI/ML automation to reduce the cycle time of verification.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in functional verification.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog language, assertions, and UVM methodology.
• Proven experience building IP-level and SoC-level verification environments using UVM and/or formal verification Testbenches.
• Excellent understanding of digital design, RTL fundamentals, and ARM/RISC SoC architectures.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering quality results on time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in mentoring engineers and leading verification efforts across global teams.
• Experience driving methodology improvements and automation initiatives.

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