CPU Formal Verification Engineer

Job Details:

Job Description:

Join Intel's Silicon Engineering Group (SiG) – the powerhouse behind the world's most advanced processors. As part of our elite engineering organization, you'll be at the forefront of semiconductor innovation, transforming cutting-edge concepts into the silicon that drives everything from personal devices to massive data centers and emerging edge technologies.

SiG is where Intel's boldest visions become reality. We're the critical bridge between breakthrough ideas and the processors that will define the next generation of computing.

Your Mission: Architect the Future of Server Computing

Step into a role where your expertise directly impacts Intel's next-generation server CPUs – the engines powering cloud infrastructure, AI workloads, and enterprise computing worldwide. Working with industry-leading process technologies, you'll help deliver the performance breakthroughs that keep Intel at the forefront of the server market.

You will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Conducts verification of IP and/or SoC microarchitecture using formal verification tools, methodologies, and technologies based on model checking and equivalence checking algorithms.
• Creates comprehensive formal verification test and coverage plans including definition of formal verification scope, strategy, and techniques.
• Creates abstraction models for convergence on the design, carves out the right boundaries for the design, and tracks, verifies, and applies abstraction techniques.
• Develops formal proofs to implement the verification plan, reviews the completed proofs, and develops new formal verification methodologies.
• Performs convergence on design by creating formal verification methodology, abstraction, and simulation techniques.
• Finds and implements corrective measures to resolve failing tests.
• Collaborates with architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams to improve verification of complex architectural and microarchitectural features.
• Documents test plans and drives technical reviews of plans and proofs with design and architecture teams.
• Maintains and improves existing functional verification infrastructure and methodology.
• Understands the binary decision diagram (BDD) and data flow graph (DFG) for data paths and resolves the BDD complexity on arithmetic.
• Applies understanding of modeling architecture to simplify and model the problem and uses tools to formally prove protocols and architectures.

The Mindset We're Seeking:

🧠 Intellectual Curiosity – You question assumptions, dig deeper, and identify verification gaps others might miss.

🤝 Collaborative Excellence – You thrive in cross-functional partnerships, working seamlessly with architects, designers, and fellow verification engineers.

💬 Technical Leadership – You can distill complex formal verification concepts into clear, actionable insights for diverse technical audiences.

🔄 Adaptive Innovation – You pivot gracefully when designs evolve, turning challenges into opportunities for verification breakthroughs.

🎯 Results-Driven Impact – You're obsessed with delivering verification quality that gives Intel absolute confidence in our silicon.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

You must possess a B.S. in Computer Engineering/ Electrical Engineering or any STEM Degree with 6+ years of experience listed below;

OR a M.S. in Computer Engineering/ Electrical Engineering or any STEM Degree with 4+ years of experience listed below;

OR a PhD in Computer Engineering/ Electrical Engineering or any STEM Degree with 6+ months of experience listed below.

The experience must include the following areas:

• Computer architecture knowledge with emphasis on out of order processor execution, memory hierarchy, and memory management.
• Hands on experience with industry standard formal verification tools such as JasperGold, Questa Formal, VC Formal.
• Experience with formal abstractions and other complexity reduction techniques.
• Experience with a hardware modeling language, such as Verilog, VHDL, or System Verilog and industry standard logic simulation tools.
• Experience in assertion writing, checker development, coverage analysis, failure debug, root cause analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Intel Architecture ISA and system architecture, x86 assembly language.
• Post-silicon debug and analysis.
• Research publications, patent filings, or other evidence of personal technical innovation in validation methodology advancement.
• Experience with applying sequential equivalence checking in complex micro-architectures.
• Programming experience in at least one language: C/C++, Perl, Python, Ruby, Java, TCL, etc.
• Intel or industry experience in pre-silicon verification of CPU cores, including specific areas of technical ownership/expertise relevant to CPUs.

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

US, Oregon, Hillsboro

Additional Locations:

US, California, Santa Clara, US, Texas, Austin

Business group:

The Silicon Engineering Group (SIG) is a worldwide organization focused on the development and integration of SOCs, Cores, and critical IPs from architecture to manufacturing readiness that power Intel’s leadership products. This business group leverages an incomparable mix of experts with different backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to unleash the most innovative, amazing, and exciting computing experiences.

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Benefits:

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here:

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Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US:

$133,050.00-$187,840.00

Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience.

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on-site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.