Job Title: IT|VLSI - Associate III - VLSI
Work Location : USA-San Jose-Cisco
We are looking for Design Verification Engineer
Job Description:
Minimum Requirements: (“Must have” Qualifications)
• At least 4 years of experience with pre-silicon DV (Design Verification)
• Must have hands-on experience with writing code using System Verilog and UVM over the past 2 years
• Must be a quick learner, independent and communicate well.
• Knowledge and hands on experience with Verilog, System Verilog , UVM, debugging waveforms
• Must be proficient with building a testbench for a medium complexity block using System Verilog and UVM
• Writing random tests, directed tests, error tests & performance tests for a block of medium complexity using System Verilog and UVM.
• Developing, maintaining and supporting of the UVM verification environment.
• Debugging tests with design engineers to deliver functionally correct design blocks
• OOPS, randomization, constraints, interfaces
• writing & analyzing functional coverage, assertions
• Generating and analyzing code coverage & writing waivers · Desired
Skills/Qualifications/System Experience requirements: (“Nice to have Qualifications”)
• Experience with verification of networking products and networking background.
• Experience with DMA based verification
Expectations from this role:
- Work as an individual contributor to own any one task of RTL Design/Module and provide support to junior engineers in Verification/PD/DFT/Circuit Design/Analog Layout/STA/Synthesis/Design Checks/Signoff etc.
- Independently analyze and complete the assigned task in the defined domain(s) successfully and on-time
- On time quality delivery approved by the project lead/manager
Typical performance measures:
- Quality –verified using relevant metrics by Lead/Manager
- Timely delivery - verified using relevant metrics by Lead/Manager
- Reduction in cycle time, and cost, using innovative approaches
- Number of trainings attended
- Number of new projects handled
Performance Areas:
Outputs from this role include day to day activities which a manager can provide feedback.
• Quality of the deliverables:
- Ensure clean delivery of the design and module in-terms of ease in integration at the top level
- Meet functional spec / design guidelines 100% of the time without any deviation or limitation
- Documentation of the tasks and work performed
Timely delivery:
- Meeting project timelines as requested by the program manager
- Support the team lead in intermediate tasks delivery
Team Work:
- Participation in team work; supporting team members/lead at the time of need
Able to perform additional tasks in-case any team member(s) is not available
Innovation & Creativity:
- Automate repeated tasks to save design cycle time as a necessary approach
- Participation in technical discussion, training, forum
Skill Examples:
1. Languages and Programming skills:
- System Verilog, Verilog, VHDL, UVM, C, C++, Assembly, Perl, TCL/TK, Makefile, Spice (any one)
- EDA Tools:
- Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor tool sets (one or more)
- Simulators, Lint, CDC/RDC, DC/RTL-C, ICC/Innovus/Olympus, ETS/TK/FS, PT/Tempus, Calibre etc. (any one)
- Technical Knowledge: (any one)
- Partially implement IP Spec, Architecture Design, Micro Architecture, Functional Spec, Test Plan, Verification
- Strong in Bus Protocol AHB/AXI/PCIe/USB/Ethernet/SPI/I2C, Microprocessor architecture
- Strong knowledge in Physical Design / Circuit Design / Analog Layout
- Strong understanding of Synthesis, DFT, Floorplan, Clocks, P&R, STA, Extraction, Physical Verification
- Strong knowledge of Soft / Hard / Mixed Signal IP Design, Processor Hardening, FPGA Design
- Technology: CMOS, FinFet, FDSOI - 28nm / 22nm / 16ff / 10nm and below
- Strong communication skills
- Good analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills with attention to details
- Able to deliver the tasks on-time per quality guidelines and GANTT in every instance.
- Required technical skills and prior design knowledge to execute the assigned tasks
- Ability to learn new skills in-case required technical skills are not present to a level needed to execute the project
Knowledge Examples:
- Frontend / Backend / Analog Design:
- Project experience in any of the design by executing any one of – RTL Design / Verification / DFT / Physical Design / STA / PV / Circuit Design / Analog Layout, etc.
- Strong understanding of the design flow and methodologies used in designing
- Understanding of the technical specs and assigned tasks:
- Understand the assigned tasks and have strong knowledge to execute the project tasks assigned by the client / manager as per shown skills