Senior Verification Director

Senior Verification Director Bangalore Job Title: Senior Director, SoC & IP Verification We are a well-funded US AI hardware startup building next-generation compute platforms that bring advanced, secure, and sustainable AI from the edge to the cloud. Backed by groundbreaking R&D in computation physics, ultra-efficient circuits, and scalable architectures, we are redefining what’s possible in performance and energy efficiency. Join a team of industry veterans pushing the boundaries of AI and shaping technology that will serve humanity at global scale. Job Description: We are seeking a Senior Director of Digital Hardware Verification to lead and expand our SoC design verification organization in Bangalore. This is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for scaling a world-class design verification team, driving verification across multiple SoC programs, and collaborating closely with architecture, RTL design, physical design, firmware, and software teams. You will play a pivotal role in driving verifying for ultra-efficient, next-generation AI compute platforms. Responsibilities - Lead and mentor a high-performing team of SoC design verification engineers across IP verification, SoC/subsystem verification and platform verification. - Own IP, subsystem, and full-chip design verification from spec through tape-out. - Partner closely with Architecture, RTL design, PD, Firmware, and Post-Si teams to realize high-quality silicon on aggressive schedules. - Drive project planning, resourcing, task allocation, and execution tracking for verification teams across multiple concurrent programs. - Recruit, develop, and retain top-tier engineering talent. - Establish and enforce best practices for design verification to achieve high quality designs - Develop design verification architecture, test plans and other verification documents. Plan for coverage and other quality metrics. - Guide and oversee test bench components, checker, monitor, scoreboard development, low-power verification, equivalence checking, hardware prototyping and other verification technique. - Participate in design, micro-architecture, DV, and PD reviews to ensure there are no gaps in design verification. - Coordinate seamlessly with global teams across geographies to ensure verification convergence and alignment. Requirements - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. - 20–25 years of experience in SoC/ASIC development with at least 8+ years in technical leadership or engineering management. - Proven expertise in front-end design verification using UVM or other such verification frameworks. - Deep expertise in coverage driven verification, equivalence checking, hardware prototyping for verification, and other state of the art verification methodologies. - Broad experience with SoC and full chip verification, clock/power/reset verification, low power verification system bring up and firmware verification. - Experience with UCIe or similar chiplet protocols, PCIe and/or CXL. - Good understanding of interconnect protocols (AXI/CHI), memory systems (DDR, HBM), and caching/coherency architectures. - Experience with ML/AI accelerators, GPUs, CPUs (RISC-V or ARM), and advanced low-power design techniques. - Some experience in front-end micro-architecture and RTL design is a big plus. - Exceptional communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills. - Experience leading and collaborating with geographically distributed teams. Contact: Uday Mulya Technologies muday_bhaskar@yahoo.com "Mining The Knowledge Community"