Senior Engineer, Logic Equivalence CAD

Role overview

Senior Engineer, Logic Equivalence CAD at Marvell

Employment details

• Location: Bangalore [India]

About the employer

• Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world.
• Across enterprise, cloud and AI, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities.
• At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow.
• For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleeting trends, Marvell is a place to thrive, learn, and lead.
• Your Team, Your Impact
• Marvell's semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world.
• As a Staff Logic Equivalence Engineer, you'll be part of Marvell's CAD team, developing the Equivalence Checking infrastructure that underpins design integrity across Marvell's various Business Units.
• Your work ensures that RTL-to-Gate and Gate-to-Gate transformations preserve functional correctness, directly enabling confident, high-quality tape-outs across the company's product lines.
• What You Can Expect
• Develop and maintain leading-edge Equivalence Checking flows addressing the needs of Marvell's various Business Units.
• Apply strong debugging capabilities to root-cause and resolve equivalence issues.
• Contribute to seamless RTL2Gate and Gate2Gate logic equivalence flow development, including understanding of pin constraints, don't-verify points, and other considerations based on DFT requirements.
• Work closely with the synthesis and DFT teams to ensure a seamless handoff into the equivalence flow.
• Contribute to functional ECO flows.
• Contribute to low-power checks within the equivalence methodology.
• Support the deployment and ongoing support of these flows.
• Collaborate with the broader team to ensure optimal integration within the overall CAD platform.
• Develop innovative solutions to address ever-increasing design challenges.
• Stay current with evolving processes and tools.
• Interface with EDA vendors to ensure optimal tool usage.
• What We're Looking For
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in EE/CS with 2+ years of hands-on experience in Equivalence Checking and functional ECO flow development.
• Recent experience with either Cadence Conformal or Synopsys Formality toolsets (experience with both is a plus).
• Solid understanding of: Synthesis transforms'-to-Gate level logic equivalence debug.
• Functional ECO flows.
• Power intent and multiple power domain management.
• Basic knowledge of RTL coding.
• Basic DFT understanding (controllability, observability, scan chain stitching) and the constraints needed for equivalence checking.
• Good level of proficiency in Tcl scripting in the context of flow development.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think outside the box.
• Team player with good verbal and written communication skills.
• This role is eligible to participate in Marvell's bonus and equity plans, including a new hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers, ensuring you are rewarded for your contributions and remain invested in the company's long-term success.

Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements

• With competitive compensation and great benefits, you will enjoy our workstyle within an environment of shared collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity.
• We’re dedicated to giving our people the tools and resources they need to succeed in doing work that matters, and to grow and develop with us.
• For additional information on what it’s like to work at Marvell, visit our Careers page.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
• Interview Integrity
• To support fair and authentic hiring practices, candidates are not permitted to use AI tools (such as transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT or Copilot, or automated note-taking bots) during interviews.
• These tools must not be used to record, assist with, or enhance responses in any way.
• Our interviews are designed to evaluate your individual experience, thought process, and communication skills in real time.
• Use of AI tools without prior instruction from the interviewer will result in disqualification from the hiring process.
• This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• As such, applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law.
• Marvell may be required to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S.
• Department of Commerce and/or the U.S.
• Department of State.
• Except for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), all applicants may be subject to an export license review process prior to employment.
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