ASIC Hardware Verification Engineer

Hardware Verification Engineer Introduction At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, we design and operate the systems that keep the world running. From high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation, and site reliability. Our teams ensure the performance, security, and scalability that clients and industries depend on every day. Working in Infrastructure & Technology means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions that power innovation. With continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive culture, IBM provides the opportunities to build expertise and shape the infrastructure that drives progress. Your role and responsibilities As a Hardware Developer for Cognitive Systems and IBM Z, you will be responsible for developing test architectures, drivers, and checkers to test and verify designs used in these systems. This role involves using logic simulation or formal verification techniques to validate that the hardware design under verification functions according to specifications. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Develop Test Architectures: Design and develop test architectures, drivers, and checkers using the latest technology to test and verify designs used in Cognitive Systems and IBM Z. • Perform Validation Tests: Conduct validation tests or build the tools required to perform verification tests, ensuring the hardware design under verification functions according to specifications. • Integrate Products: Integrate products from industry-leading suppliers of I/O and networking, requiring networking and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) business debug skills. • Apply Verification Principles: Apply Random/Deterministic Verification Principles and utilize knowledge of Engineering Principles to ensure thorough verification of designs. • Collaborate with Partners: Work with industry partners and/or customers to integrate and verify products, including Ethernet, Fiber Channel, or Infiniband networking products. · Verify different functions/Components of the Server Processor chip, Memory BIST or Reset Flow and Boot Firmware. · Work with logic and development teams to identify test scenarios, create test plans and execute the scenarios. · Create/Update the test environment and code automated test scenarios and environments. · Work with development and system tests team to ensure coverage criteria is met. · Create/Update formal verification rules for various functions in PCIe and PIPE specification. · Develop skills in IBM Functional verification tools and apply them successfully. Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Master's Degree Required technical and professional expertise · 8+ years of experience in pre-silicon functional verification · 3+ years of experience in Memory BIST or Reset Flow/Boot Firmware · Good understanding of the hardware development cycle for the product. · Expertise in Object Oriented Programming concepts using C++/System Verilog to design and develop reusable functional verification components · Good Understanding of VHDL or Verilog, and able to trace the source of unexpected design behaviour through to RTL source. · Track record of defining new approaches to verification that are adopted by others and progress the state of the art of verification within a team. · Expertise in automation language, tool and scripts – Python/Perl · Experience in test automation. · Analytical skills, decision making ability and attention to details . · Ability to work in a team, under schedule pressure and maintain deadlines · Development experience with Linux / Unix · Experience in Test Plan creation and develop test cases from the requirements & Design Documents, reviews, reports creation. · Strong communication skills and passionate to work well as part of a team. Preferred technical and professional experience · Stress testing and ability to identify corner case scenarios. · Good understanding of computer system architecture and microarchitecture. · Knowledge in Standard IO protocols ( I2C, SPI and other serial interface) · Knowledge of PHY Verification · Knowledge in IP Integration and SoC · Knowledge in Server boot Flow · Knowledge in Secure boot Firmware Years of Experience: 8 - 12 ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing. 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Job Title ASIC Hardware Verification Engineer Job ID 117693 City / Township / Village Bangalore State / Province Karnataka Country India Work arrangement Hybrid Area of work Infrastructure & Technology Employment type Regular Position type Professional Travel required No Travel Company (0063) IBM India Private Limited Shift General (daytime) Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position? No Apply now Experience Level Senior Level