Principle Application Engineer (SoC Verification)

TL;DR

Principle Application Engineer (SoC Verification): Developing and executing verification plans for complex SoC subsystems and full-chip environments with an accent on building, enhancing, and maintaining UVM-based environments. Focus on debugging functional issues across RTL and SoC integration layers, analyzing coverage metrics, and collaborating with design and architecture teams.

Location: Onsite in Shanghai

Company

hirify.global hires and develops leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

What you will do

• Develop and execute verification plans for complex SoC subsystems and full-chip environments.
• Build, enhance, and maintain UVM-based verification environments, including agents, sequences, scoreboards, and coverage models.
• Perform block-level, subsystem-level, and SoC-level verification (Integration Test, Unit Test, System Test).
• Verify integration of third-party IPs, custom logic, and system-level features.
• Debug functional issues across RTL, testbench, and SoC integration layers.
• Analyze coverage metrics, identify gaps, and drive closure for functional, code, and assertion coverage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of hands-on experience in digital SoC verification.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained-random verification, and coverage-driven methodology.
• Solid understanding of SoC architecture, memory hierarchy, cache systems, interconnects, and coherency concepts.
• Experience verifying Application Processors, AI accelerators, DSP, multimedia, or high-performance compute SoCs.
• Familiarity with industry-standard protocols (e.g., AXI, AHB, PCIe, DDR) and strong debugging skills.
• English: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/ML hardware verification or high-bandwidth compute subsystems.
• Familiarity with Python, Perl, or shell scripting for automation.
• Exposure to post-silicon validation flows.
• Understanding of DFT concepts and scan/MBIST interactions.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a company that hires and develops leaders and innovators.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of verification methodologies, automation, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate closely with design, architecture, and validation teams.
• Opportunity to work effectively in cross-functional and multi-site teams.