Senior Custom SOC IP Verification Engineer

Job description

NVIDIA NVLink™ Fusion delivers industry-leading AI scale-up and scale-out performance with NVIDIA technology plus semi-custom ASICs or CPUs . NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Custom SOC/IP Verification Engineer to verify the next generation NVLink Fusion semi-custom silicon. We are looking for special individuals with passion and desire to deliver innovative products. If you are a motivated individual that understands how complex SOC and IPs are built, and understand various development cycles, this is your place to be.

What you'll be doing:

• Responsible for ASIC design verification for various IPs at IP and SOC levels

• Responsible for reference model development and integration 

• Participate in IP/SOC architecture, micro-architecture reviews, interface with Architecture, SW/FW, Design, and Modeling to work out comprehensive first-time right verification plans

• Contribute to the innovative verification methodology development, functional and code coverage closure.

• Work on the complex TB creation, direct/random tests and drive the function and coverage to closure.

• Contribute to the development of silicon and platform verification strategy and methodology

• Triage the fail on SOC level with SOCV/EMU/SW team

• Collaborate with IP development teams, and participate in, and support soft and hard IP identification, selection, and IP licensing

What we need to see:

• Clear understanding of complexities involved with various design verification tools, including Synopsys VCS or Cadence Xcelium Simulator, Verdi, JasperGold or VC Formal

• Track record of first-pass success in ASIC Development

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

• Experience working across multiple projects and adjusting priorities in partnership with stakeholders

• 5+ years of experience owning processing ASIC, IP or SoC design verification

• Experience managing and delivering complex mixed language UVM and C++ testbenches

• Ability to interpret functional specs and creating comprehensive test plans

• Ability to write directed and constraint random test to achieve coverage-driven verification closure

• Strong programming skills in C++/SystemC. Familiar with the GDB debugging.

• Experience developing tools and infrastructure using Perl or Python

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Hands-on background with AMBA protocols such as AXI, ACE, CHI, etc.

• Hands-on experience with complex subsystems in new technologies like ARM CPU complex, LPDDR, HBM, GPU’s, UCIE, PCIE or Network on chip and with performance verification