SoC Design Verification Engineer (2026 New College Graduate)

About GlobalFoundries:

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Summary of Role:

Seeking a SoC Design Verification Engineer to verify the High-Performance Data Processing Unit Chiplets and Automotive Microcontrollers. The candidate will be responsible for contributing to all phases of the verification lifecycle, including reviewing specifications, developing testbench architecture, creating comprehensive verification plans, defining and closing coverage, and root-causing failures.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Create verification plans for next-generation System-on-Chip designs
• Hands-on development of testbenches, testcases and checkers to exercise and measure design behavior against specified intent
• Use of digital simulation and debug tools to find and diagnose design issues
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve bugs

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 0-2 years of digital verification experience
• Solid understanding of digital design fundamentals
• Competency with HDL languages such as Verilog and SystemVerilog
• Experience with scripting languages like Python, Tcl/Tk, Perl
• Familiarity with running EDA design tools in a UNIX design environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Self-motivated, collaborative team player able to broadly contribute to project goals

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Experience with RISC-V, ARM and/or MIPS CPU architecture
• Skilled in C/C++ programming languages
• Knowledge of formal verification tools and techniques
• Proven ability to deliver solutions to complex problems
• Strong time management skills

Expected Salary Range

$86,000.00 - $148,000.00

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at usaccommodations@gf.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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