Senior Director Verification SOC Engineering

We are seeking a Senior Director Verification SOC Engineering to lead our SoC Verification team in the System Solutions Group (SSG) at Synopsys. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing System Design Solutions using Synopsys EDA tools and IP to solve customer problems.

The role involves managing a team of SoC/Subsystem/IP Verification engineers, driving and managing many aspects of the design development cycle, including Verification Plan development, Testbench, VIP development and Integration, Regressions, Gate Level Simulations, and Emulation to achieve design closure.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead a cohesive team across sites, responsible for all aspects of SoC Digital and Mixed Signal Verification.
• Build, grow, manage, and lead a team of 15+ SoC/Subsystem Verification Engineers for various customer engagements.
• Work with Synopsys customers to understand their needs and define verification scope and activities.
• Assist and mentor the team in day-to-day activities and grow the capabilities of the verification team for future assignments.
• Review various results and reports to provide continuous feedback to the team and improve quality of deliverables.
• Report status to management and provide suggestions to resolve any issues that may impact execution.
• Work with peers to improve verification methodology and improve execution efficiency.
• Collaborate with architects, designers, and pre and post silicon verification teams to accomplish deliverables.
• Work with Architects and RTL Designers to write detailed test specifications, test plans, and to finalize design tradeoffs and performance verification including Interconnects.
• Verify Complex IP blocks, Subsystems, and SoC Top Level and support emulation.
• Foster an environment of collaboration, accountability for teams supporting the project, while providing leadership and guidance to the cross-functional teams.
• Adhere to quality standards, process, and best practices.
• Ramp-up on new Verification tools and methodologies using Synopsys Products to enable customers.
• Work with other Synopsys teams including BU AEs and Sales to develop, broaden, and deploy Tool and IP solutions.

Requirements:

• B.E/B. Tech/M.E/M.Tech in Electronics with 20+ years experience in SoC Verification domain.
• Technical expertise in various aspects of pre-silicon SoC/Subsystem Verification (UVM, Coverage Analysis, Verification plan creation, debugging, etc).
• Good knowledge of various protocols (PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DDR, etc) and/or processor/interconnect/debug architecture.
• Hands-on experience with verification tools such as VCS, waveform analyzer, and third-party VIP integration (such as Synopsys VIPs).
• Ability to lead a team to perform verification on complex SoC/IP/Subsystems.
• Experience in Consumer/Automotive/HPC/AI domains.
• Experience with planning and managing verification activities for SoC/Subsystems/IPs.
• Strong understanding of design concepts, ASIC flows, and stakeholders.
• Good communication skills.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans.
• Time away programs, including ETO and FTO.
• Family support, including maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption, and surrogacy assistance.
• ESPP: purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount.
• Retirement plans that vary by region and country.
• Competitive salaries.