Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Verification

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Job Description

The dsPIC Business Unit is seeking a Senior Technical Staff Engineer – Verification to join our team in Chandler, Arizona. In this role, you will lead IP-level verification for dsPIC products using formal verification and UVM testbenches. You will work closely with cross-functional teams across the USA, India, and other global corporate teams to ensure high-quality verification results and timely project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain UVM verification environments and Formal verification environments.
• Define verification plans and implement constrained-random UVM Testbench and/or Formal Testbench.
• Develop assertions and coverage in System Verilog language, analyze coverage metrics, and drive coverage closure.
• Debug RTL and testbench issues, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with design and architecture teams to resolve defects.
• Collaborate with SoC development teams to integrate IP-level testbenches and tests into SoC-level verification environments.
• Collaborate with architects, designers, and applications teams to verify IP and product requirements and deliver quality results on schedule.
• Provide technical support and mentoring to verification engineers and drive projects to completion on schedule.
• Continuously improve verification methodologies by leveraging AI/ML automation to reduce the cycle time of verification.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in functional verification.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog language, assertions, and UVM methodology.
• Proven experience building IP-level and SoC-level verification environments using UVM and/or formal verification Testbenches.
• Excellent understanding of digital design, RTL fundamentals, and ARM/RISC SoC architectures.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering quality results on time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in mentoring engineers and leading verification efforts across global teams.
• Experience driving methodology improvements and automation initiatives.

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

sitting 90%

Equal Opportunity Statement

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.