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Rajesh Pawar

Boston

Summary

Design Verification Engineer with 6 years of experience verifying 4 complex SoCs. Skilled in full-chip and block-level functional verification using SystemVerilog, UVM, coverage-driven methodologies.

Consistently contributed to high-quality silicon by driving verification efforts aligned with first-pass success goals.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Design Verification Engineer

Marvell Semiconductor
Westborough
07.2019 - Current

Full chip interrupts verification

  • Developed and executed test cases to verify interrupt functionality across multiple IP blocks in ARM-based SoCs.
  • Validated end-to-end interrupt workflows, including hardware generation, GIC routing, and software servicing, ensuring robust hardware-software integration.

Block-level verification of Temperature Sensor Controller

  • Led block-level verification of the temperature sensor controller, including test planning, SystemVerilog/UVM-based testbench development, and creation of reusable verification components.
  • Executed a comprehensive suite of directed and constrained-random tests to validate sensor data acquisition, threshold detection, and register interface behavior under various thermal scenarios, achieving full functional and code coverage.

Full-chip PCIe verification

  • Executed full-chip PCIe verification, including the initialization and bring-up of PCIe links.
  • Conducted end-to-end testing of data paths from the ARM CPU core through PCIe interfaces, using loopback tests.

Full-chip Bootflow verification

  • Created and executed verification tests to validate the complete boot sequence, including BootROM and BL1 loading, ensuring seamless progression through early boot stages.
  • Simulated diverse boot scenarios to catch corner cases and verify system resilience during initialization.
  • Collaborated closely with firmware and hardware design teams to align verification efforts with architectural specifications and design intent.

FPGA Prototyping Intern

Synopsys
Mountain View
06.2018 - 12.2018
  • Created board to bring up utilities for the HAPS-80D prototyping platform.
  • Developed scripts to perform hardware checks on DDR4, SPI flash memory.
  • Involved in debugging SOC design partitioning issues on the prototyping platform.

Education

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA, US
05-2019

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering

University of Pune
Pune, India
05-2012

Skills

  • HDL Languages: SystemVerilog, Verilog
  • Verification Methodologies: UVM
  • Simulation Tools: Synopsys VCS
  • Debug Tools: Verdi, DVE
  • Scripting Languages: Python
  • Version Control: Git, Perforce

Timeline

Design Verification Engineer

Marvell Semiconductor
07.2019 - Current

FPGA Prototyping Intern

Synopsys
06.2018 - 12.2018

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

San Jose State University

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering

University of Pune
Rajesh Pawar