Principal Engineer SoC Design Verification

Principal SoC Verification  

About GlobalFoundries  

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries make possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.  

Deliver Verification Excellence Across Advanced Platform Products 

At MIPS by GF Custom Silicon Business, verification is a critical component of product success. We are committed to building robust, scalable and reusable verification environments that ensure first-pass silicon success. 

We are seeking a highly experienced Verification Lead to define and drive the verification strategy for advanced platform products. 

Introduction 

The Principal SoC Verification Lead provides technical leadership for verification of complex Smart Analog & Sensor SoCs. The role is responsible for verification strategy, methodology, planning, execution, and signoff across subsystem and full-chip environments. 
This individual will drive verification quality across processor, accelerator, memory, connectivity, and sensor subsystems while ensuring comprehensive coverage and first-silicon success.  

Key Responsibilities 

As a Verification Lead, you will own or participate in the following: 

• Development of chip-level and subsystem-level verification strategies 

• Definition of test plans, coverage plans and verification methodologies including UVM 

• Leadership of verification engineers across internal and external resources 

• Lead verification of interfaces, bus interconnects, DMA engines, memory architectures, security and safety functions, data processing pipelines, peripherals and application use cases 

• Coordinate subsystem and SoC-level verification activities. 

• Development of scalable verification infrastructure and automation 

• Collaboration with architects and designers throughout the development cycle 

• Cross-functional coordination with physical design, emulation and other related engineering teams 

• Ownership of verification closure and signoff readiness 

Key Responsibilities 

Verification Strategy 

• Define verification architecture for complex SoCs. 

• Develop verification plans aligned with architecture and product requirements. 

• Establish signoff criteria and coverage closure methodology. 

Environment Development 

• Lead development of UVM-based verification environments. 

• Define reusable verification components and infrastructure. 

• Drive scalable verification frameworks across multiple SoC programs. 

SoC Verification Leadership 

• Lead verification of: 

• CPU subsystems 

• Interconnects 

• DMA engines 

• Memory architectures 

• Security and safety functions 

• Sensor data processing pipelines 

• Coordinate subsystem and SoC-level verification activities. 

Coverage & Metrics 

• Drive closure of: 

• Functional coverage 

• Code coverage 

• Assertions 

• Safety requirements coverage 

• Define verification KPIs and dashboards. 

Technical Leadership 

• Mentor senior verification engineers. 

• Lead reviews and verification signoff decisions. 

• Drive adoption of advanced verification methodologies. 

Required Qualifications:  

• Minimum BS and 15+ years of relevant industry experience 

• Extensive experience in UVM-based verification 

• Experience verifying complex SoCs 

• Experience building reusable verification environments 

• Experience defining and tracking coverage metrics 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with emulation and prototyping 

• Experience with safety and security verification 

• Experience with performance verification 

• Experience leading globally distributed teams 

GlobalFoundries is an equal opportunity employer, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe having a multicultural workplace enhances productivity, efficiency and innovation whilst our employees feel truly respected, valued and heard. 

As an affirmative employer, all qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, ethnicity, marital status, citizenship, race, religion, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation and medical and/or physical abilities. 

All offers of employment with GlobalFoundries are conditioned upon the successful completion of background checks, medical screenings as applicable and subject to the respective local laws and regulations.