Digital Verification Lead

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. is a prominent global semiconductor company focused on integrating analog, digital, artificial intelligence, and software technologies to advance innovation across multiple industries including automation, robotics, healthcare, and energy. Reporting over $11 billion in FY25 revenue, the company is committed to enabling the next wave of technological breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge.

Role Overview

We are searching for a highly experienced Verification Lead to spearhead the verification process for cutting-edge Optical Control Integrated Circuits (ICs) geared toward AI datacenter and cloud infrastructure solutions. This leadership role encompasses owning the approach, execution, and success of verification tasks at various design stages from blocks to full chip and system levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee comprehensive verification strategies from concept to tape-out and through post-silicon validation.
• Manage verification plans, defining scope, coverage metrics, assertion protocols, and release criteria.
• Champion the use of coverage-driven verification methodologies ensuring thorough quality assurance.
• Be the authoritative figure in verification-related technical and quality decisions.
• Lead verification execution on projects, managing schedules, milestones, and risk mitigation efforts.
• Coordinate with project and program managers to align verification goals with broader project timelines.
• Identify and resolve potential integration and system risks early by fostering cross-team collaboration.
• Ensure timely, high-quality verification deliverables to support production readiness.
• Lead and nurture a verification team, providing mentorship, resource allocation, and support for career progression.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop team capabilities to meet current and future project demands.
• Promote a professional culture characterized by accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Contribute technically by architecting, reviewing, and steering the creation of C-based and UVM verification environments at block and chip levels.
• Engage directly in debugging and root cause investigation of complex functionality, integration, and system matters.
• Oversee the verification infrastructure including sequences, assertions, and coverage analysis to maintain robustness.
• Assist in post-silicon validation and integration activities in tandem with firmware, system, and application teams.

Candidate Qualifications

• Educational background with Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related disciplines.
• At least eight years of professional experience in digital verification of sophisticated system-on-chips (SoCs), with significant ownership of large subsystems or full-chip verification projects.
• Expertise in SystemVerilog and Universal Verification Methodology (UVM), including environment architecture, sequence development, scoreboard use, assertions, and coverage analysis.
• Proven capabilities in functional and code coverage implementation and verification sign-off processes.
• Experience leading verification initiatives and engineering teams, including managing schedules and cross-functional coordination.
• Knowledge of AMBA protocol standards such as AXI, AHB, and APB, and familiarity with processor-based SoC verification approaches.
• Appreciation of mixed-signal verification and interoperation with analog teams is a strong asset.
• Exposure or a keen interest in AI-assisted design productivity tools is advantageous.
• Competency in C/C++ programming and scripting languages like Python, Perl, Tcl, or shell scripting.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence and motivate cross-functional teams effectively.
• Self-motivated, resilient, and adept at thriving in the fast-moving environment of AI datacenter product development.

Additional Information

This position involves approximately 10% travel and is based on the first work shift during the daytime. Candidates not holding US citizenship or equivalent protected status may be subject to export licensing requirements due to technical data access.

Analog Devices is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, fostering an inclusive environment free from discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability, or other legally protected statuses.