CPU Verification Engineer, Up to Staff Level
Job Description
- Masters or PhD degree in CS/EE.
- Strong understanding of micro-processor architecture.
- Strong understanding of power management, physical design concepts.
- Experience in Silicon bring up and validation of CPU features.
- Experience in debug of functional, power, performance and/or physical design issues in silicon.
- Experience in CPU design and verification.
- Experience in Test development for validation of CPU features on Silicon.
- Experience in development of test vectors for tester bring up.
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
- BA/BS degree in CS/EE – with course work in computer architecture.
- Experience with programming languages – C/C++ and scripting languages – Perl/Python.
- Experience with hardware description languages – System Verilog/VHDL.
- Implementation of assembly and C language embedded firmware.
- Experience with software tool chain including assemblers, C compilers, Makefiles, and source code control tools.
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Job Posting Date
2025-09-17
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Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering
General Summary:
As a CPU Verification Engineer, you will be responsible for verifying design features across all aspects of CPU.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Develop deep understanding of CPU micro-architecture.
- Work closely with design/verification teams within CPU to develop comprehensive test plan.
- Use simulation and formal verification methodologies to execute test plans. Write checkers, assertions and develop stimulus.
- Verify power intent through use of methodologies like UPF.
- Work closely with system architects, software teams and Soc team to validate system use cases.
- Work closely with emulation team to enable verification on emulators and FPGA platforms.
- Debug and triage failures in simulation, emulation and/or Silicon.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Minimum Requirements:
- BA/BS degree in CS/EE – with course work in computer architecture.
- Experience with programming languages – C/C++ and scripting languages – Perl/Python.
- Experience with hardware description languages – System Verilog/VHDL.
- Implementation of assembly and C language embedded firmware
- Experience with software tool chain including assemblers, C compilers, Makefiles, and source code control tools
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters or PhD degree in CS/EE
- Strong understanding of micro-processor architecture.
- Strong understanding of power management, physical design concepts.
- Experience in Silicon bring up and validation of CPU features.
- Experience in debug of functional, power, performance and/or physical design issues in silicon.
- Experience in CPU design and verification.
- Experience in Test development for validation of CPU features on Silicon.
- Experience in development of test vectors for tester bring up.
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