Principal AMS Verification Engineer

We are looking for a Principal AMS Verification Engineer with strong expertise in SerDes IP verification and mixed-signal verification methodologies with 10+ years of experience. The candidate will own end-to-end verification strategy for high-speed SerDes IPs, work closely with analog and digital design teams, and provide technical leadership across projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive AMS verification strategy for high-speed SerDes IPs from concept to signoff
• Architect and develop UVM/UVM-AMS based verification environments
• Verify complex mixed-signal SerDes subsystems across IP, subsystem, and SoC levels
• Develop, integrate, and validate RNM / Verilog-AMS / behavioral models
• Lead verification of:
  • link training, initialization and adaptation
  • Multi-lane and multi-protocol SerDes operation
  • BIST, PRBS, loopback, error injection, and robustness scenarios
• Analyze and debug complex mixed-signal issues involving timing, jitter, noise, and protocol behavior
• Drive functional, assertion-based, and coverage-driven verification
• Execute corner, PVT, stress, and performance verification
• Collaborate closely with analog design, digital RTL, architecture, and validation teams
• Mentor and technically guide junior verification engineers
• Contribute to silicon bring-up, post-silicon debug, and correlation activities (where applicable)

Required Technical Skills

AMS & Verification Methodology

• Strong hands-on experience with SystemVerilog, UVM, and UVM-AMS
• Expertise in Verilog-AMS / AMS RNM / wreal modeling
• Experience with mixed-signal simulators such as: Cadence Xcelium AMS, Synopsys VCS AMS, Siemens Questa ADMS
• Strong debugging skills in mixed-signal simulation environments

SerDes Expertise

• Deep understanding of high-speed SerDes architectures including:, TX/RX data paths, PLLs and CDRs, Equalization (CTLE, DFE, FFE), Clocking, jitter tolerance, and signal integrity concepts
• Experience verifying SerDes protocols such as:
  • USB (Must), DisplayPort(Must)
  • PCIe, Ethernet, HDMI, MIPI, SATA (any combination)
•  Experience with multi-lane, multi-rate, and multi-protocol SerDes IPs

Modeling & Analysis

• Ability to correlate:
  • MATLAB / Python system models(Good to have),
  • Behavioral / RNM models,
  • Transistor-level simulations
• Experience balancing accuracy vs simulation performance in AMS environments

Automation & Scripting

• Proficiency in Python / Perl / Tcl
• Automation of:
  • regression flows,
  • result analysis and reporting,
  • coverage and verification metrics

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical / Electronics Engineering or related field
• Master’s degree preferred for Principal-level roles

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