CPU Core Validation Engineer (Lead/Sr. Lead/Staff)

1 Month ago • 3 Years + • Quality Assurance

Job Summary

Job Description

As a CPU Core Validation Engineer, you will be part of the CPU Validation team, focusing on validating CPU core pipeline architecture and microarchitecture features. Your responsibilities include developing detailed test plans, collaborating with design and verification teams, creating validation methodologies, and writing test contents for both emulators and silicon. You will also work with SOC and software teams for CPU core bring-up and end-to-end validation, debug failures on silicon, and contribute to improving future CPU bring-up processes. This role requires a strong understanding of CPU architecture and validation methodologies.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in CS/EE.
  • 3+ years of experience in Silicon Validation and bring up.
  • Implementation of assembly, C/C++ language embedded firmware.
  • Experience with software tool chain including assemblers, C compilers.
Good to have:
  • Good understanding of micro-processor architecture.
  • Knowledge of Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS).
  • Experience in writing Test plans and Assembly code.
  • Ability to develop and work independently on a block of the design.

Job Details


Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

As a “CPU Core Validation Engineer” you would be part of CPU Validation team in CPU org working on validation of CPU core pipeline arch and micro arch features.

 

Roles and Responsibilities:       

  • Develop detailed test plan considering the IP arch and uarch features. 

  • Work with CPU design and verification teams to develop CPU bring up and functional validation test plans for the IP owned.  

  • Develop validation methodology and test contents to exercise on emulators during pre-Si phase and on Silicon.

  • Work with SOC bring up teams, software teams to plan CPU core features bringup and end to end validation. 

  • Triage and debug failures on Silicon.  

  • Develop test contents and testing strategies to assist validation of CPU on silicon.  

  • Work with CPU verification teams to reproduce silicon fails on emulators and FPGAs. 

  • Work with design team to suggest, architect new debug features to improve future CPU bringup’s.

 

Minimum Requirements: 

  • BA/BS degree in CS/EE with 5+ years’ experience.  

  • 3+ Experience in Silicon Validation and bring up. 

  • Implementation of assembly, C/C++ language embedded firmware 

  • Experience with software tool chain including assemblers, C compilers, Makefiles, and source code control tools.

Preferred Requirements: 

  • Good understanding of micro-processor architecture, in domains such as: Cache Coherence, Memory ordering and Consistency, Prefetching, Branch Prediction, Renaming, Speculative execution, and Address Translation/Memory Management.

  • Knowledge of Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS) and testing a given design, at the Block/Unit-level and Subsystem/Chip-level for proving correctness.

  • Experience in writing Test plans and Assembly code.

  • Ability to develop and work independently on a block/unit of the design.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

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