lead Design Engineer

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Job Description: Lead Design Engineer – UCIe Verification Location: Bangalore, India Function: Design Verification Role: Lead Design Engineer – UCIe Controller Verification Role Overview We are looking for a highly motivated and technically strong Lead Design Engineer – Verification to join our UCIe verification team in Bangalore. The candidate will contribute to the verification of complex UCIe Controller IP, working on next-generation chiplet and die-to-die interconnect solutions. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in SystemVerilog/UVM, verification architecture, coverage-driven verification, protocol verification, and debug. The engineer will work closely with design, architecture, validation, and other cross-functional teams to develop scalable verification environments, validate complex protocol scenarios, drive coverage closure, debug failures, and contribute toward high-quality IP releases. Required Qualifications • BE/BTech/ME/MTech/MS in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline. • 5+ years of relevant Design Verification experience, with strong hands-on ownership of IP or subsystem-level verification. • Strong expertise in: SystemVerilogUVMConstrained-random verificationFunctional coverageCode coverageAssertions/SVARegression and failure debug • Experience developing reusable UVM testbench components and verification infrastructure. • Strong understanding of verification methodology, test planning, coverage closure, and sign-off. • Experience with industry-standard simulators/debug environments such as Cadence Xcelium or equivalent. • Ability to analyze complex specifications and translate requirements into effective verification scenarios. • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills. We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.