Custom SOC IP Verification Engineer

NVIDIA•Austin, CA

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Custom SOC/IP Verification Engineer to verify the next generation SoC and IP solutions. This role requires a skilled ASIC Verification Engineer with expertise in fabric and interconnect verification, spanning both IP and SoC integration. You will play a key role in verifying the correctness, performance, and compliance of on-chip fabrics and interconnect subsystems — from IP bring-up through full chip integration — ensuring robust and high-performance connectivity across complex SoC designs. This position demands a motivated individual who understands how complex SOCs and IPs are built, has intimate knowledge of client requirements, and comprehends various development cycles. It requires deep knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM, along with a solid grasp of ASIC verification methodologies.

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
6+ years of experience in ASIC verification, with a strong focus on fabric, interconnect, or network-on-chip verification at both IP and full chip levels.
Strong knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM methodology.
Hands-on experience with industry-standard interconnect and bus protocols (e.g., AMBA AXI, CHI, or equivalent), with solid understanding of ordering, coherency, and flow control semantics.
Familiarity with SoC architectures, NoC topologies, and multi-initiator/multi-target interconnect designs.
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL).

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of performance verification and bandwidth/latency analysis for interconnect fabrics.
Exposure to verification IPs for bus protocols, or emulation platforms (e.g., Palladium, Veloce) for full chip fabric validation.
Experience in GPU or AI accelerator SoC interconnect verification is desirable.
Experience with formal verification or assertion-based verification (SVA) applied to fabric and protocol properties.

Responsibilities

Responsible for ASIC design verification of fabric and interconnect IP blocks as well as full chip integration, covering DMA, routing, arbitration, ordering, flow control, and protocol compliance.
Develop and implement test plans for fabric and interconnect verification of SoCs using UVM-based environments, targeting both IP-level and system-level scenarios.
Design and implement constrained-random and directed SystemVerilog testbenches targeting interconnect fabrics, network-on-chip (NoC) topologies, and multi-agent SoC integrations.
Collaborate extensively with Architecture, SW/FW, Design, Modeling, Emulation, and Post-Silicon Validation teams to ensure comprehensive first-time right verification plans and execution.
Drive the development of silicon and platform verification strategies and methodologies for fabric and interconnect subsystems.