Technical Team Lead

Job Summary

We are looking for a Design Verification Technical Team Lead with strong expertise in system-level verification of complex ARM-based SoCs. The role involves chip-level verification, debugging, ROM validation, and firmware bring-up for Smart Edge SoCs used in network and systems control, security management, and IoT applications.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in C-based system-level verification, simulation and emulation environments, CPU and SoC architecture, and firmware/OS boot debugging.

 Develop SoC system-level test environments for simulation and emulation, including log generation, backdoor configuration, and device modeling.

 Define test plans and develop functional, error-condition, stress, and self-checking test cases.

 Execute and debug regression tests in simulation and on emulation platforms.

 Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify root causes of hardware issues and develop system-level test cases.

 Perform ROM validation and support firmware bring-up.

 Work with software teams to debug device driver issues and operating system boot failures.

 Verify system initialization, reset handling, recovery flows, and firmware-update mechanisms.

 Document verification results, track issues, and coordinate resolution with relevant teams.

 7+ years of experience in design verification or SoC validation, including 5+ years of system-level verification using C.

 Experience working through a complete SoC ASIC project lifecycle.

 Strong understanding of CPU debug architecture and SoC system architecture.

 Proficiency in programming and modeling SoC-connected devices and interfaces such as JTAG, UART, SPI, and I2C.

 Strong test planning, C-based test development, and self-checking test implementation skills.

 Proficiency in RTL debugging using waveform viewers.

 Strong C programming skills and scripting experience with Make, Python, Perl, and Shell.

 Experience with technical documentation and issue tracking using Confluence and JIRA.

 Experience with emulation, FPGA-based validation, and post-silicon validation.

 Experience validating complex IP interfaces such as USB, Ethernet, PCIe, and DDR.

 Experience using AI tools for test planning, test generation, and debugging.

 Management protocols: SPDM, PLDM, and MCTP.

 Security: Caliptra, cryptographic APIs, and security-related functionality.

 Boot and platform firmware: Bootloaders, platform initialization, boot flows, reset handling, recovery, and firmware-update mechanisms.

 Firmware security: Firmware authentication, digital signature verification, and OTP provisioning.