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Job Description: Lead Design Engineer – UCIe Verification

Location: Bangalore, India

Function: Design Verification

Role: Lead Design Engineer – UCIe Controller Verification

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and technically solid Lead Design Engineer – Verification to join our UCIe verification team in Bangalore.

The candidate will contribute to the verification of complex UCIe Controller IP, working on next-generation chiplet and die-to-die interconnect solutions. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in SystemVerilog/UVM, verification architecture, coverage-driven verification, protocol verification, and debug.

The engineer will work closely with design, architecture, validation, and other cross-functional teams to develop scalable verification environments, validate complex protocol scenarios, drive coverage closure, debug failures, and contribute toward high-quality IP releases.

Required Qualifications




BE/BTech/ME/MTech/MS in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
5+ years of relevant Design Verification experience, with strong hands-on ownership of IP or subsystem-level verification.
Strong expertise in: SystemVerilogUVMConstrained-random verificationFunctional coverageCode coverageAssertions/SVARegression and failure debug
Experience developing reusable UVM testbench components and verification infrastructure.
Robust understanding of verification methodology, test planning, coverage closure, and sign-off.
Experience with industry-standard simulators/debug settings such as Cadence Xcelium or equivalent.
Ability to analyze complex specifications and translate requirements into effective verification scenarios.
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

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