Staff/Principal Engineer - Design Verification (SoC expert/lead)
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Job Description
Position Title: ASIC Design Verification SoC Lead (Technical lead role)
Position Description:
This is a position for lead member in Micron’s ASIC Verification and Emulation group. The candidate will be managing, driving and leading functional verification aspects of one of the ASIC controllers developed at Micron, responsible for successful first-time/timely tape-outs.
Responsibilities:
- Define and drive end‑to‑end SoC verification architecture and strategy
- Develop comprehensive test plans across module, subsystem, and SoC levels
- Lead and coordinate parallel verification efforts across multiple teams
- Apply advanced verification methodologies, including UVM and emulation
- Leverage Gen‑AI tools to improve verification efficiency and insights
Job Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of hands‑on experience in SoC verification environments, architecture definitions and development
- Expert‑level proficiency in SystemVerilog and UVM
- Proven experience writing and tracking detailed verification test plans and capable of developing deep and comprehensive SoC test plans
- Experience with development of advanced verification methodologies, flows and strategies for module, sub-system and SOC top level test-benches
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience verifying PCIe, NVMe, NAND, DDR, or CPU subsystems!
- Demonstrated leadership of large or complex verification efforts
- Hands‑on experience with emulation platforms for ASIC simulations acceleration
- Strong experience and exposure to modern Gen‑AI solutions applied to verification workflows
- Focused visionary leader, capable of driving teams to meet performance, quality and schedule goals.
Additional Behavioral Attributes Desired:
- Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to identify and resolve issues quickly
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence across teams
The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:
$168,000.00 - $336,000.00 a yearAdditional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
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