IP Design Verification Director
Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Director of Design Verification with 20+ years of experience to lead verification for a flagship product in our portfolio. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will define the verification strategy, oversee execution, and ensure first-pass silicon success for complex SoC designs in server, storage, and networking domains.
Key Responsibilities
Own and drive the end-to-end verification methodology for a specific product line.
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, fostering technical excellence and innovation.
Guide verification of industry-standard protocols such as PCIe and CXL across Physical, Link, and Transaction layers.
Champion advanced methodologies (UVM, formal verification, AI-augmented flows) to accelerate coverage closure and improve efficiency.
Collaborate closely with RTL design, architecture, and software teams to debug, refine, and optimize verification processes.
Represent verification in executive reviews, customer engagements, and industry forums.
Shape workforce transformation by building hybrid skill sets and preparing the team for AI-driven verification challenges of the 2030s.
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Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Director of Design Verification with 20+ years of experience to lead verification for a flagship product in our portfolio. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will define the verification strategy, oversee execution, and ensure first-pass silicon success for complex SoC designs in server, storage, and networking domains.
Key Responsibilities
Own and drive the end-to-end verification methodology for a specific product line.
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, fostering technical excellence and innovation.
Guide verification of industry-standard protocols such as PCIe and CXL across Physical, Link, and Transaction layers.
Champion advanced methodologies (UVM, formal verification, AI-augmented flows) to accelerate coverage closure and improve efficiency.
Collaborate closely with RTL design, architecture, and software teams to debug, refine, and optimize verification processes.
Represent verification in executive reviews, customer engagements, and industry forums.
Shape workforce transformation by building hybrid skill sets and preparing the team for AI-driven verification challenges of the 2030s.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (Master’s preferred).
- 15+ years of experience in design verification, with a proven track record of leading teams and delivering complex SoC/silicon products.
- Deep expertise in PCIe/CXL protocols (Gen3 and above) and experience with third-party Verification IPs.
- Strong background in UVM-based test plan development, assertions, coverage analysis, and abstraction layer design.
- Demonstrated ability to manage priorities, engage with stakeholders, and drive organizational success.
- Required Experience
- Hands-on expertise with Verification IPs for PCIe/CXL (Gen3 and above).
- Deep experience in UVM-based test plan development, sequence generation, and coverage analysis.
- Strong background in writing assertions, cover properties, and analyzing coverage data.
- Experience in developing VIP abstraction layers to simplify and scale verification deployments.
- Preferred Experience
- Expertise in verifying PCIe/CXL Physical, Link, and Transaction layers, including compliance for EP/RC.
- Experience with buffering, queuing, and QoS in complex NoC-based SoCs.
- System-level performance analysis on switching fabrics.
- Familiarity with AI-driven verification methodologies and workforce transformation strategies.
- We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.
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Semiconductor company designing purpose-built connectivity solutions for rack-scale AI infrastructure, enabling data-intensive workloads in modern data centers.
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