Principal Engineer, Verification

Job Details:

Job Description:

The Role and Impact
Join Intel as a Principal Engineer in SoC Design Verification, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of cutting-edge semiconductor technology. In this position, you will lead functional logic verification efforts for complex integrated SoCs, ensuring that designs meet specifications and deliver exceptional performance, power efficiency, and security. Your contributions will directly impact Intel's ability to deliver industry-leading technologies and products, setting new benchmarks in innovation. As a technical thought leader, you will drive strategic direction, mentor talent, and influence industry practices while fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and develop scalable and reusable block, subsystem, and SoC verification plans, test benches, and environments that align with microarchitecture specifications.
• Execute verification plans and run emulation and system simulation models to validate designs, ensuring power and performance goals are met while identifying and resolving bugs.
• Investigate, root-cause, and debug issues in presilicon environments, implementing corrective measures to address failing tests.
• Collaborate with SoC architects, microarchitects, RTL developers, postsilicon, and physical design teams to enhance verification of architectural and microarchitectural features.
• Document test plans and lead technical reviews, ensuring alignment with design and architecture teams.
• Incorporate security activities into verification workflows, including regression and debug tests, to maintain high levels of security coverage.
• Maintain and improve the functional verification infrastructure and methodology, adapting processes based on learning from postsilicon activities to enhance validation quality.
• Formulate technical strategies and align organizational goals with Intel's vision for delivering leadership solutions.
• Act as a mentor, coach, and role model, fostering talent within the organization and driving technical excellence across Intel and the broader industry.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 15+ years of industry experience
• Proficiency in System Verilog, OVM, and UVM for development of verification environments and test benches.
• Expertise in SoC functional logic verification, including design for verification (DFV), test content development, and test planning.
• Extensive experience with debugging, hardware simulation, and hardware validation techniques.
• Thorough knowledge of digital design fundamentals, systems architecture, and SoC microarchitecture principles.
• Proven ability to develop and execute comprehensive test plans, including SoC feature test writing and integration.
• Demonstrated capability in root-cause analysis and implementation of corrective measures for pre-silicon failures.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree with 12+ years, or a PhD with 8+ years of relevant experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with

• Strong leadership experience with a track record of mentoring, coaching, and building technical teams.
• Expertise in system architecture and CPU architecture fundamentals.
• History of influencing technical direction both within an organization and across the semiconductor industry.
• Proficiency in fostering collaboration across diverse, cross-functional teams to drive innovation and deliver solutions.
• Clear and effective communication skills to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Join us in creating groundbreaking technologies that drive the future of computing. Apply today and become a key contributor to Intel's mission of advancing innovation and enabling the next wave of transformative solutions.

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

Virtual US

Additional Locations:

Business group:

The Central Engineering Group (CEG) is Intel's data-driven organization that builds scalable engineering solutions across three pillars: Product Enablement (IP, tools, and methodologies), Custom ASIC (leveraging existing IP for custom silicon), and Foundry Enablement (supporting top customers and validating technologies). The team focuses on customer-driven, end-to-end solutions with short development cycles to deliver measurable business impact across Intel's product and foundry businesses.

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position. For additional questions, please contact your Recruiter.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $220,920.00-311,890.00 USD

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Work Model for this Role

This role is available as a fully home-based and generally would require you to attend Intel sites only occasionally based on business need. However, you must live and work from the country specified in the job posting, in which Intel has a legal presence. Due to legal regulations, remote work from any other country is unfortunately not permitted. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.The application window for this job posting is expected to end by 08/03/2026

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