Principal Engineer, Design Verification Engineering

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $12 billion in FY22 and approximately 25,000 people globally working alongside 125,000 global customers, ADI ensures today’s innovators stay Ahead of What’s Possible.

Analog Devices is seeking Digital Design Principal Verification Engineer, who will be responsible for design verification of highly integrated solutions and products in a multifunctional team. You will be working on driving real revenue growth on the next generation of Intelligence at the Edge products across multiple products and business units.

About ADI

Analog Devices, Inc. is a leading global high-performance analog technology company dedicated to solving our customers' most complex engineering challenges. We play a critical role at the intersection of the physical and digital world by providing the building blocks to sense, measure, interpret, connect, and power devices and systems. We design, manufacture, test, and market a broad portfolio of solutions, including integrated circuits (ICs), software and subsystems that leverage high-performance analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing technologies. We embrace a culture of innovation and collaboration to push the state of the art.

About the Role

Lead design verification team for SOC or subsystem design pre silicon verification.  The candidate will be responsible for formulating verification strategies, define verification architecture, Flow, Methodology and leading, driving and completing verification of large integrated products. As a senior team member, it is expected that he/she will lead and influence verification methodologies within both DBU and ADI.   The candidate is also encouraged to participate in cross company technical initiatives as well as patent and publish work where possible.

Responsibilities

• SOC Verification lead for complex digital SOCs – End to End SOC verification responsibility.
• Verification of complex microprocessor designs, neural nets and high-speed peripherals using leading edge verification methodologies.
• Define tasks for team members, coordinate team effort, track, guide, mentor and technical support to team.
• Work with design and architecture team to define requirements, coordinate for verification deliverables and receivables.
• Work with Emulation, System FPGA and Software teams to define post silicon validation requirements and intercept all post silicon requirements in pre-Silicon verification.
• Identify, code, and validate end to end system use case scenarios.
• UVM testbench architecture development and implementation of DV flows, methodology
• Defining test plans, tests and verification methodology for block / subsystem and chip-level verification. Working with the design team in generating and reviewing test plans and closure of code and functional coverage
• Working with other verification team disciplines like emulation, FPGA and Firmware teams to determine correct functionality.
• Formal verification of IP’s and Subsystems
• NOC, Interconnect verification
• Performance verification and Performance analysis of complex SOCs end to end scenarios.
• System level use case scenarios definition, coding, and verification
• Innovating verification solutions to hit deliverable schedules.
• The chance to be exposed to and learn state of the art verification techniques such as formal, emulation, portable stimulus, and virtual platforms.
• Come up with verification strategy for a product after going through product requirements and design specifications.

Requirements

• B.Tech/M.Tech with 12+ years of industry experience in Digital Pre-Silicon verification. Experience in leading IP, Subsystem or SOC level verification,
• Good understanding of SOC/Subsystem design concepts and design architectures.
• Hands on experience in developing, updating and debugging of Verilog, SV-UVM, SOC level testbenches is a must.
• Experience in closing the verification of block, subsystem level verification using industry standard metrics like code and functional coverage is a must.
• Expertise on NOC, Bus, and Interconnect Verification. Coverage Analysis and improvements
• Test Bench, TB, environment, architect and implement verification flow and methodology.
• Power aware verification with UPF, Power analysis and Power optimization
• Formal verification, define formal verification flow, connectivity and functional verification using formal tools.
• Gate level Simulation with timing annotated
• Strong knowledge of test-plan generation, coverage analysis transaction level modeling, pseudo and constrained random techniques with System Verilog
• In-depth knowledge of SV-UVM and debugging of testbenches is a must.
• Assertion and formal knowledge are an advantage.
• Knowledge of microprocessor cores such as ARM, RISC-V, Tensilica, Neural Network, GPU Cores is a plus.
• System Verilog, C/C++, System C, TCL/Python/shell-scripting
• Experience in analog and mixed signal verification (ADC/DAC/PLL/Sensors/PHY) is an added advantage.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, collaborate and influence innovative design development/verification methodologies to wider team spread across the globe.
• Quick to adopt new technologies with good problem-solving skills.

Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.

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Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.