Senior Design Lead
India
Job Description
Senior Design Lead

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Design Verification Engineer with 8 to 15 years of experience in ASIC/SoC verification and deep expertise in one or more next-generation technologies such as PCIe Gen5/Gen6, LPDDR5/LPDDR6, HBM3/HBM4, UCIe, Ethernet, ARM Neoverse, CHI, and advanced SoC interconnects. The candidate will be responsible for developing robust verification environments, driving verification closure, and contributing to complex IP, subsystem, and SoC-level verification programs.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain reusable SystemVerilog/UVM based verification environments.
  • Create verification plans, test cases, sequences, scoreboards, and checkers.
  • Develop constrained-random and directed tests to validate complex protocol and architectural features.
  • Implement functional coverage models and SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA).
  • Execute regressions, analyze failures, and drive verification closure.
  • Debug complex simulation failures and identify design versus testbench issues.
  • Collaborate closely with Architecture, RTL Design, Firmware, and Validation teams.
  • Contribute to SoC-level integration and performance verification.

Required Skills

  • Strong hands-on experience in SystemVerilog, UVM/OVM, Assertions (SVA), and Functional Coverage.
  • Solid understanding of ASIC/SoC verification methodologies and verification lifecycle.
  • Experience in protocol verification, testbench architecture, test development, and debug.
  • Knowledge of C/C++ and scripting (Python/Perl/Shell/TCL).

Skill Requirements

Niche Expertise (One or More of the Following)
High-Speed Interfaces & Memory
•    PCIe Gen5/Gen6
•    CXL 2.0/3.0
•    UCIe
•    LPDDR5/LPDDR6
•    HBM2E/HBM3/HBM4
•    DDR5
•    Ethernet (100G/400G/800G)
•    USB4
•    MIPI (CSI/DSI)
ARM & Coherency Architectures
•    ARM Neoverse platforms
•    AMBA AXI/AHB/APB
•    ARM CHI / CHI-E
•    CMN (Coherent Mesh Network)
•    CCIX
•    Cache Coherency Verification
•    Multi-core CPU subsystem verification
AI/HPC & Advanced SoC Technologies
•    AI/ML Accelerator Verification
•    NPU/GPU Verification
•    Network-on-Chip (NoC)
•    High-Performance Computing (HPC) SoCs
•    Data Center / Cloud Infrastructure SoCs
•    RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability)
•    Security and TrustZone Verification
•    Power Management & Low-Power Verification (UPF/CPF)
Preferred Skills
•    Formal Verification exposure.
•    Emulation/FPGA prototyping experience.
•    Experience with Synopsys VIP, Cadence VIP, or Siemens VIP.
•    Knowledge of performance modeling and system-level verification.
•    Experience with Verdi, DVE, SimVision, VCS, Xcelium, or Questa.

Other Requirements

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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.