Technical Staff Engineer - Verification

Role overview

Technical Staff Engineer - Verification at Microchip Technology

We are seeking an accomplished and technically strong Technical Staff Engineer – Verification to provide technical leadership for the verification of next-generation Ethernet Switch and PCIe Switch SoCs .

This role is focused on complex, high-performance designs integrating Ethernet, PCIe, ARM/MIPS CPU subsystems, and AMBA-based interconnect fabrics (AXI/AHB/APB) .

The ideal candidate will drive verification strategy and execution across IP, subsystem, and full-SoC levels using SystemVerilog UVM as the primary verification methodology.

This role requires deep expertise in scalable verification architecture, coverage-driven methodologies, protocol compliance, and system-level debug.

As a senior technical leader, the candidate will influence verification methodologies, mentor engineers across teams, collaborate with architecture and design leadership, and help drive first-silicon success for complex networking and connectivity products.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for verification of complex Ethernet and PCIe Switch SoCs , including datapath, control-plane, management, and CPU subsystems.
• Define and drive verification architecture, methodologies, and best practices across projects and teams.
• Lead verification of ARM/MIPS CPU subsystems and AMBA-based interconnect fabrics including AXI, AXI-Lite, AHB, and APB.
• Architect scalable and reusable SystemVerilog UVM environments , agents, scoreboards, protocol checkers, and coverage frameworks.
• Drive comprehensive verification planning and execution covering:
• PCIe subsystem functionality:
• Link training and LTSSM
• Enumeration and configuration space
• Error handling and recovery
• NTB and hot-plug support
• AMBA protocol verification:
• Corner-case and error scenarios
• CPU subsystem validation:
• Boot and reset sequences
• Register access and RAL integration
• DMA and memory interactions
• Interrupt and timer verification
• Develop advanced constrained-random, directed, and scenario-based verification strategies for realistic traffic and system workloads.
• Drive functional, code, assertion, and cross-coverage closure with metrics-driven methodologies.
• Debug complex system-level issues spanning RTL, firmware interactions, AMBA fabrics, protocol layers, and UVM infrastructure.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools for regression triage, debug automation, coverage analytics, and intelligent test optimization.
• Collaborate closely with architecture, RTL, firmware, validation, emulation, and physical design teams.
• Mentor and technically guide verification engineers across multiple experience levels.
• Drive continuous improvement in:
• Regression infrastructure
• Reusability and scalability
• Simulation and debug productivity
• Contribute to verification roadmap planning and methodology standardization across programs.
• Requirements/Qualifications:

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Typically 12+ years of ASIC/SoC verification experience with increasing technical leadership responsibilities.
• Expert-level proficiency in SystemVerilog and UVM including:
• Advanced UVM architecture
• Reusable verification components
• Scoreboards and predictors
• Functional coverage modeling
• Sequence layering and virtual sequences
• UVM RAL methodology
• Strong expertise in verifying AMBA-based interconnect fabrics (AXI, AXI-Lite, AHB, APB).
• Proven experience verifying Ethernet and/or PCIe-based SoCs .
• Strong understanding of ARM and/or MIPS CPU architectures and subsystem integration.
• Deep understanding of:
• SoC architecture and integration
• Memory hierarchies and DMA
• Interrupt and coherency mechanisms
• High-performance interconnect behavior
• Extensive experience with industry-standard simulators and debug tools:
• VCS
• Questa
• Xcelium
• Strong scripting and automation expertise using Python, Perl, Tcl, or equivalent.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, communication, and technical leadership skills.

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools for verification productivity and debug acceleration is highly desirable.
• Experience with:
• SoC-level verification closure
• Multi-IP subsystem integration
• Experience integrating firmware/software-driven verification flows.
• Exposure to AI/ML-based verification tools for:
• Intelligent debug
• Coverage optimization
• Automated failure classification
• Test generation
• Experience building or driving metrics-driven verification environments.
• Prior experience mentoring teams or leading technical initiatives across projects.
• Travel Time:
• 0% - 25%
• To all recruitment agencies : Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes.
• Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees.
• Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Employment details

• Location: India - Hyderabad

About the employer

• We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

Additional role details

• Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great?
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