Senior Design Verification Engineer, Silicon
Google • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
**Role & seniority: ** Senior Digital Verification Engineer (≈8+ years); handles verification planning and end-to-end verification closure for complex subsystems.
**Stack/tools: ** SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained-random verification; SVA; industry formal verification tools; verification test benches/cases/environments; coverage analysis. (Preferred: low power, debug, Gate-Level Simulation (GLS), formal verification).
**Top 3 responsibilities: **
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Plan verification at sub-system level by understanding specs and coordinating with design engineers to define key scenarios.
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Develop/enhance verification environments and either run constrained-random tests (SV/UVM) or perform formal verification using SVA.
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Drive coverage closure: define/write coverage for stimulus/corner cases, debug issues with design, and identify verification holes toward tape-out.
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Must-have skills:
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8+ years in verification methodologies and languages (UVM/SystemVerilog).
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Ability to build/maintain test benches, test cases, and verification environments.
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Strong debugging and coverage-driven verification practices.
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Nice-to-haves:
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Master’s degree in EE/CS or equivalent experience.
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Experience with low power, debug, GLS, and formal verification.
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Location & work type: Not specified in the provided text.
Full Description
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience with verification methodologies and languages such as UVM and SystemVerilog.
- Experience in developing and maintaining verification test benches, test cases, and test environments.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience with low power, debug, Gate-Level Simulation (GLS) and formal verification.
ABOUT THE JOB
Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan the verification of complex digital design blocks at sub system level by fully understanding the design specification and interacting with design engineers to identify important verification scenarios.
- Create and enhance constrained-random verification environments using SystemVerilog and Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) or formally verify designs with SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and industry leading formal tools.
- 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 and to show progress towards tape-out.
