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Samsung Semiconductor · 1 week ago

Principal Design Verification Architect

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$222K/yr - $365K/yr

15+ years exp

Samsung Semiconductor is a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, seeking a Principal Design Verification Architect to join their System IP team. The role involves contributing to the functional verification of System IP, designing reusable testbenches, and collaborating with various teams to ensure design correctness and resolve issues.

Semiconductor

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

You serve as the technical expert for verification know-how and micro-architecture

You design and build reusable testbenches from scratch

You identify and propose solutions to improve existing verification flows

You architect next gen verification test benches and flows to boost productivity

You develop and implement best practices to enhance productivity

You own key features and execute tasks to meet milestones

You create test plans, challenge specs, and review test plans/code

You collaborate with designers to resolve spec issues and verify design correctness

You develop verification environments, stimulus, and tests

You debug and root cause functional fails from regressions

You analyze code and functional coverage results, performing gap analysis

You identify coverage exclusions and improve stimulus

You collaborate with SoC, Physical Design, and Performance Verification teams to debug and resolve issues

You help with Silicon debug issues

You provide mentorship to junior team members

Qualification

Design VerificationSystemVerilogUVMCoherent InterconnectARM ProtocolsGit Version ControlUnix/Perl ScriptingFormal VerificationCommunication Skills

Required

20+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/relevant technical field, or 18+ years of experience with a Master's degree, or 16+ years of experience with a PhD

15+ years of industry experience in design verification

Expert-level SystemVerilog and UVM coding skills

Knowledge of ARM protocols (CHI, AXI, ACElite, APB)

Experience with Git version control and Unix/Perl scripting

Must have Coherent interconnect verification experience

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

Familiarity with both coherent interconnect and LPDDR memory controllers (ideal)

Formal verification skills (a plus)

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401(k)

Free onsite lunch

Employee purchase program

Tuition assistance (after 6 months)

Paid time off

Student loan program

Wellness incentives

MBO bonus compensation

Long term incentive plan

Relocation

Company

Samsung Semiconductor

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) is a multi-billion dollar wide range of industry-leading semiconductor solutions.

Founded in 1974

San Jose, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.samsung.com/us/samsungsemiconductor

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