Job Description: Performance Verification Engineer
Role Overview
We are seeking a Performance Verification Engineer to validate and optimize the performance of complex SoC/ASIC designs. The role focuses on analyzing system-level metrics like latency, throughput, bandwidth, and utilization, ensuring designs meet performance targets under real-world scenarios.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute performance verification plans for IP/SoC designs
- Define and validate performance metrics (latency, bandwidth, throughput, QoS)
- Build and run performance test scenarios (stress, corner cases, real workloads)
- Analyze system-level behavior under different traffic and load conditions
- Identify bottlenecks and work with design teams to optimize performance
- Develop testbench infrastructure (SystemVerilog/UVM or C/C++ based) for performance analysis
- Perform data collection, modeling, and visualization of performance metrics
- Validate performance across different configurations and corner cases
- Participate in performance tuning and architecture-level discussions
- Automate regression and performance monitoring flows
Required Skills
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of computer architecture and SoC design
- Experience in performance analysis conceptsLatency / Throughput
- Bandwidth utilization
- Buffering and congestion
- QoS (Quality of Service)
- Proficiency in:
- SystemVerilog / UVM OR
- C/C++ / Python (for modeling & analysis)
- Experience with simulation/emulation tools
- Strong debugging and data analysis skills
- Understanding of memory systems, cache, interconnects (NoC)
Preferred Skills
- Experience with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, AXI)
- Familiarity with performance modeling tools or simulators
- Experience in NoC (Network-on-Chip) performance validation
- Knowledge of profiling tools and trace analysis
- Exposure to AI/ML workload performance analysis (optional but valuable)
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics / Electrical / Computer Engineering
Experience
- 5–10 years of experience in:
- Performance verification / system validation / architecture modeling
- Experience in SoC-level validation is highly desirable
Key Competencies
- Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset
- Ability to correlate system-level metrics with RTL behavior
- Good collaboration skills with design, architecture, and software teams
- Attention to detail in performance measurement and reporting
Nice-to-Have
- Experience with emulation platforms (Palladium, Veloce, ZeBu)
- Knowledge of hardware/software co-verification
- Familiarity with Linux-based performance profiling tools
- Data visualization skills (e.g., Python matplotlib, Excel dashboards)
Typical Day-to-Day Work
- Creating performance test scenarios for traffic and workload modeling
- Running simulations/emulations and collecting performance metrics
- Debugging latency or throughput bottlenecks
- Comparing measured vs expected performance targets
- Presenting performance reports to stakeholders
Roles Where This JD Applies
- SoC Performance Verification Engineer
- System Validation Engineer
- Architecture Performance Engineer
- Pre-Silicon Performance Modeling Engineer
