Security IP RTL Design Verification Staff Engineer

• *Company:**
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Qualcomm India Private Limited

• *Job Area:**
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Engineering Group, Engineering Group \> Hardware Engineering

• *General Summary:**

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next\-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring\-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting\-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross\-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.

• *Minimum Qualifications:**

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4\+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3\+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2\+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Job Area Engineering \- IP Design Verification

Location: Bangalore

Educational Requirements

Bachelor/Master's Degree in Electronics \& Communication / Micro Electronics / Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering

Job Description

Ownership of Security IP verification test bench and associated collaterals for next generation System\-on\-chip (SoC) designs across mobile, automotive, edge AI, server and other product categories. Security IPs include cryptographic engines, Root of Trust, secure boot, key management, access control, secure enclaves, random number generators and other security\-critical hardware blocks. The role requires strong SystemVerilog/UVM expertise, deep debug ownership and practical understanding of hardware security verification, including functional correctness, security robustness, coverage closure and full\-chip integration validation.

Job responsibilities include

• Ownership of Security IP DV test bench and associated collaterals including checkers, trackers, monitors, scoreboards, assertions, covergroups and functional coverage models.
• Develop verification plans and test cases to cover design feature set, security use cases, threat\-model requirements, negative scenarios and integration requirements.
• Lead end\-to\-end verification of hardware security IPs and subsystems using SystemVerilog/UVM, constrained\-random verification, directed testing and regression\-based closure methodology.
• Verify cryptographic engines and security blocks including AES, SHA\-2/3, ECC, RSA, TRNG, secure boot, key management, access control, lifecycle\-state controlled logic and random number generators.
• Create and execute security\-specific test scenarios including privilege violation checks, key access misuse, debug lockdown validation, fault\-injection style scenarios and RTL\-level robustness tests.
• Develop and debug assertions, functional coverage, security coverage and protocol coverage for security\-critical properties and interface behavior.
• Work closely with system architects, RTL design, emulation, firmware, software and physical design teams on failure debug, feature interpretation, coverage closure and integration issues.
• Debug regression signatures, identify root cause, drive bug fixes and improve test bench efficiency through automation and methodology improvements.
• Develop and deploy scripts/tools for validation, coverage analysis, formal checks, regression triage and productivity improvement.
• Support formal verification, security property checking, gate\-level simulation, full\-chip integration verification and post\-silicon validation of security features.
• Debug and root cause post\-silicon issues in collaboration with design, software and test teams.
• Mentor junior verification engineers and improve verification methodology for hardware security IPs.

Required skillset include

• 8\.5 \-12\+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC functional verification with strong ownership of complex IP or subsystem\-level verification.
• Minimum 5\+ years of hands\-on experience in hardware security verification, cryptographic IP verification, Root of Trust verification, secure processor verification or equivalent security IP verification.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained\-random verification, directed testing, test bench architecture, coverage\-driven verification and regression debug.
• Experience in developing monitors, scoreboards, sequencers, drivers, checkers, trackers, assertions and reusable verification components.
• In\-depth knowledge of cryptographic hardware, secure boot flows, key management, side\-channel and fault attack mitigations, random number generation and hardware security primitives.
• Experience with formal verification tools, assertion\-based verification and security property checking for security\-critical blocks.
• Knowledgeable about ARM bus protocols and SoC protocols including APB, AHB, AXI, ACE or ACE\-Lite, along with SoC system architecture concepts.
• Experience in verification of CDC/RDC behavior, low\-power designs, DFT interactions, reset behavior and full\-chip integration scenarios.
• Hands\-on experience with EDA tools from Synopsys, Cadence or Siemens for simulation, debug, coverage, formal verification and regression management.
• Strong debugging, analytical, problem\-solving, communication and collaboration skills to work with a large world\-wide design organization.

Desired skillset includes

• Experience with security certifications or standards such as FIPS 140, Common Criteria, PSA or equivalent security assessment processes.
• Prior exposure to RISC\-V, ARM TrustZone, Trusted Execution Environment, secure enclave or secure monitor verification.
• Post\-silicon bring\-up and hardware\-software debug experience. Knowledge and exposure to silicon debug tool chains would be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of emulation platforms, FPGA prototyping and post\-silicon security validation flows.
• Experience in designs optimized for low power including dynamic clock gating, logic power collapse, memory power collapse and retention flows.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Tcl, Makefile, SystemVerilog DPI, C, C\+\+ or SystemC for automation initiatives, test generation, checkers or performance models.
• Experience in advanced technology nodes and security IP integration into complex SoC programs.
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