Staff Engineer Digital Verification jobs in Chennai at PSemi

Job Summary

This position is for a Staff Engineer, Digital Verification. The primary responsibilities include, but will not be limited to, technically guide test plan development, define the verification methodology and infrastructure, tracking deliverables to ensure timely execution with high quality. As a staff engineer responsibilities will also include mentoring junior Verification Engineers and taking part in building a strong Verification team. The individual will work closely with the digital design, and Product Development teams in India Design Center and other design centers. This position is located in our India Design Center (IDC) in Chennai, India.

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has responsibility for:

Development and deployment of verification and validation environment of digital circuits from scratch and (or) adapt and improve upon existing environment
Design, build, and maintain verification test suites to fully verify ICs
Deliver detailed test plans for verification of complex digital design blocks
Definition of verification simulation tool flow
Identify and write all types of coverage measures for stimulus and corner-cases
Debug tests with design engineers to deliver functionally correct design blocks.
Close coverage measures to identify verification holes
Work with interdisciplinary teams to identify automation and tool requirements
Mentor junior verification engineers
Support independent product development and provide support for other design groups
Maintain a positive growth culture in IDC

Competency Requirements

In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Displaying Technical Expertise: Keeps his/her technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with his/her job; shares technical expertise with others
Driving for Results: Aggressively pursues challenging goals and objectives; will to put in considerable time and effort to accomplish objectives; takes a highly focused, goal driven approach toward work
Making Accurate Judgments and Decisions: Bases decisions on a systematic review of relevant facts and information; avoids making assumptions or rushing to judgment; provides clear rationale for decisions
Working with Ambiguity :Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information
Critical Thinking :Skilled at finding logical flaws in arguments and plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situation

Minimum Qualifications (Experience And Skills)

Masters Degree + 6 yearsâ experience in digital design verification
Bachelors + 8 yearsâ experience in digital design verification
Proficiency in logic design verification
Ability to debug and perform root cause failure analysis at RTL and gate level
Demonstrated experience in industry standard verification tools and methodologies using SystemVerilog, UVM
Software programming ability in high level language â C, C++, Perl, Python
Familiarity with interface specifications such as MIPI, SPI or I2C
Familiarity with Cadence and Synopsys tool suites

Preferred Qualifications

Use of FPGA to validate digital RTL and gates is a plus

Education Requirements

Masters/Bachelors in Electronics Engineering

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.