Verification Lead / Principal Verification Engineer PCIe Gen5/Gen6

Role: Verification Lead / Principal Verification Engineer PCIe Gen5/Gen6 Location: San Jose, CA Let's create our future together at The AES Group! About The AES Group The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that make a positive impact. We help organizations modernize their technology through cloud, data, AI, engineering, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. Position Summary We are seeking a highly experienced Verification Lead to own the end-to-end verification of PCIe Gen5/Gen6 subsystem with Transcation Layer, Controller, PHY and Serdes. The candidate will be responsible for verification planning, methodology definition, UVM environment architecture, coverage closure, protocol compliance verification, and leadership of a team of verification engineers. The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in PCIe protocol, Transaction/Data Link/Physical Layers, LTSSM, PHY/SerDes interactions, UVM methodology, assertions, formal verification, emulation, and post-silicon debug support. The role requires close collaboration with Architecture, RTL Design, DFT, Firmware, Physical Design, and Validation teams. Key Responsibilities Verification Ownership Own complete verification signoff for PCIe Gen5/Gen6 Controller and Subsystem. Develop overall verification strategy and execution plan. Drive verification activities from specification review through tape-out. Review architecture, microarchitecture, and RTL specifications. Define verification metrics and signoff criteria. Create Comprehensive Verification Plans Covering Transaction Layer, Physical Layer, PIPE, and Data Link Layer SR-IOV supporting large virtual functions. Recovery Mechanisms Map Every Protocol Feature To Testcases, Assertion, Functional Coverage and Scoreboards. Architect reusable UVM verification environments. Build subsystem- and SoC-level verification environments. Enable reuse from IP to subsystem to SoC verification. Define coverage architecture. Drive Functional Coverage Code Coverage Assertion Coverage Cross Coverage Analyze coverage holes and drive closure. Establish signoff methodology and metrics. Verify Controller-to-PHY integration. Verify PIPE interface compliance. Validate Equalization sequences Link training Recovery behavior Speed changes Lane width changes Work closely with PHY and Analog teams. Leadership Responsibilities Lead and mentor verification engineers. Perform verification reviews and audits. Drive schedule planning and execution tracking. Interface with customers and program management. Own verification signoff reviews.