Verification Lead - Memory Controller (CHI-G / DFI)

Position : Verification Lead Memory Controller (CHI-G / DFI)
Location :San Jose, CA
Experience :10+ years

Role Summary

We are seeking a Verification Lead to own the verification strategy, planning, and execution for the Memory Controller subsystem, including CHI-G protocol compliance and DFI interface verification. This role will lead a team of verification engineers through architecture updates driven by design changes to the memory controller, ensuring full functional coverage and sign-off quality.

• Define and own the overall verification strategy and test plan for the memory controller, covering new CHI-G and DFI-related design changes
• Lead development of UVM-based testbenches, scoreboards, and checkers for CHI-G coherency protocol and DFI timing/command verification
• Drive coverage closure (functional, code, and assertion-based) and sign-off criteria for the modified design
• Coordinate with design engineers to understand RTL changes and translate them into updated verification plans and regression suites
• Own formal verification strategy for protocol-critical paths (CHI-G coherency, DFI handshakes) where applicable
• Manage regression infrastructure, triage failures, and drive bug closure with design and DFT teams
• Mentor and manage a team of verification engineers; review testbench architecture, code, and coverage plans
• Report verification status, risks, and schedule to program management and cross-functional stakeholders
• Own verification documentation: test plans, coverage models, and sign-off reports

• Bachelor's/Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of design verification experience, with 3+ years in a lead/management capacity
• Strong hands-on experience verifying memory controllers (DDR4/DDR5/LPDDR)
• Deep knowledge of ARM CHI/CHI-G protocol verification (coherency scenarios, snoop filtering, ordering rules)
• Experience verifying DFI-compliant PHY interfaces (command/data timing, calibration sequences)
• Expert-level SystemVerilog/UVM skills; experience building verification environments from scratch and extending existing ones
• Experience verifying subsystem with APB/AHB/AXI4/ACE interfaces
• Experience with coverage-driven verification methodology and sign-off processes
• Proven track record leading verification teams through tapeout