diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9e630bf8..01a67775 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "gdsfactory[cad]==7.8.18",
-  "gplugins[tidy3d,sax,schematic]>=0.8.4,<0.9.0"
+  "gplugins[tidy3d,sax,schematic]>=0.8.4,<0.9.0",
+  'siepic==0.5.3'
 ]
 description = "ubcpdk pdk"
 keywords = ["python"]
diff --git a/tests/test_verification.py b/tests/test_verification.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69b94b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_verification.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+"""Test functional verification of simple layouts """
+import os
+
+import gdsfactory as gf
+
+import ubcpdk.components as uc
+from ubcpdk.verification import layout_check
+
+
+def test_verification_import_gds():
+    file_path = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "tests/mmi2x2.oas"
+    )
+    c = gf.import_gds(file_path)
+    layout_check(c)
+
+
+def test_verification_mzi():
+    splitter = uc.ebeam_y_1550(decorator=gf.port.auto_rename_ports)
+    mzi = gf.components.mzi(splitter=splitter)
+    c = uc.add_fiber_array(component=mzi)
+    layout_check(c)
diff --git a/tests/tests/mmi2x2.oas b/tests/tests/mmi2x2.oas
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72b658b0
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diff --git a/ubcpdk/verification.py b/ubcpdk/verification.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4bd8b755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ubcpdk/verification.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import gdsfactory
+import klayout.db as kdb
+import pya
+import SiEPIC
+import SiEPIC.verification
+from SiEPIC.utils import get_technology_by_name, klive
+
+from ubcpdk.config import PATH
+
+
+def layout_check(
+    component: gdsfactory.Component,
+    klayout_tech_path: str | Path | None = PATH.lyt,
+    show_klive: bool = False,
+) -> int:
+    """Run a layout check using SiEPIC-Tool's functional verification.
+
+    Args:
+        component: gdsfactory component.
+        klayout_tech_path: path to the klayout technology folder.
+        show_klive: show results in KLayout.
+    """
+
+    gdspath = component.write_gds()
+
+    # load in KLayout database
+    ly = pya.Layout()
+
+    # load SiEPIC technology
+    tech = kdb.Technology()
+    tech.load(str(klayout_tech_path))
+    tech.create_technology("UBCPDK")
+    ly.TECHNOLOGY = get_technology_by_name("UBCPDK")
+
+    ly.read(str(gdspath))
+    if len(ly.top_cells()) != 1:
+        raise ValueError("Layout can only have one top cell")
+    topcell = ly.top_cell()
+
+    # perform verification
+    file_lyrdb = str(gdspath) + ".lyrdb"
+    num_errors = SiEPIC.verification.layout_check(cell=topcell, file_rdb=file_lyrdb)
+
+    if show_klive:
+        klive.show(gdspath, lyrdb_filename=file_lyrdb)
+
+    return num_errors
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import gdsfactory as gf
+
+    file_path = PATH.repo / "tests" / "tests" / "mmi2x2.oas"
+    c = gf.import_gds(file_path, read_metadata=True)
+
+    layout_check(c)