Design Verification Engineer

Design Verification Engineers need to see that all the products created should meet the safety requirements. They usually work with other engineers to design, build and test new products or features.

Some of the typical roles of a Design Verification Engineer are listed below:

• Design Engineer: Assess the testing environments and verification mechanisms and methods. Also, they identify new systems and processes to drive quality and efficiency and save costs.
• Product Engineer: Design verification strategies based on the designs of the products and failure possibilities. They also conduct quality check inspections
• Test Engineer: Executing quality assurance and designing performance tests using the new testing procedures.

Some of the major responsibilities of a Design Verification Engineer are:

• Performing quality checks on products to meet design requirements, checking for any failure, determining the cause of the failure, and making relevant changes to enhance product design.
• Work with manufacturing engineers to ensure that products meet design specifications and client requirements by discussing design changes or enhancing products.
• Creating computer prototypes to understand how a product will work under different circumstances.
• Reviewing product drawings and checking if they meet engineering specifications and standards and testing materials to ensure they meet the criteria.

Given below are the requirements to become a Design Verification Engineer:

• Should have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, software engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in design verification or equivalent.

As Design Verification Engineers progress, they take on more responsibilities. The more experience they gain, the more complex projects they will work on or the more responsibility they will be given for leading a team of engineers. They could advance to the roles of a principal engineer or senior test engineer. In some industries, further education is not mandatory to advance in this career. It could, however, help to progress into many higher-paying positions. A design verification engineer can also start their consulting practice. Some alternative job roles available for a Design Verification Engineer are:

• Senior Software Engineer: Designs and develops complex software systems, leveraging innovative technologies and best practices to meet business objectives.
• Test / Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer: Implements comprehensive testing strategies, ensuring software reliability and functionality through rigorous quality assurance processes.
• Software Developer: Constructs and maintains software applications, utilizing diverse programming languages and frameworks to deliver efficient and user-friendly solutions.
• Software Test Lead: Oversees testing activities, leading teams in executing test plans and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products.
• Digital Design Engineer: Designs and optimizes digital circuits, leveraging cutting-edge tools and techniques to create high-performance electronic systems.
• System Validation Engineer: Validates and verifies system designs, implementing thorough testing methodologies to ensure the functionality and reliability of integrated systems.
• Hardware Engineer: Designs and develops hardware components, harnessing advanced technologies to create innovative and robust electronic systems.

The need for design verification engineers will increase as manufacturing processes become more complicated and require these designs to be defect-free. CAD software and 3-D printing should also improve efficiency in product verification.
The Indian CAD software industry's size is expected to grow at an annual rate of 8% to reach around $696.9 million by 2025. Construction companies are using CAD software at an increasing rate, smart manufacturing is becoming more popular, and accurate and improved-quality designs are in high demand resulting in the need for design verification engineers.