CPU Verification Engineer

CPU Verification Engineer

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Description

As a CPU Verification Engineer owning the verification of a certain area of functionality in a CPU design, you will have the responsibilities as follows:

• Work closely with architecture and RTL designers on verifying the functionality correctness of the design
• Develop and lead test plan and test environments
• Develop complex tests in assembly, C, or vectors according to test plans
• Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all the test cases in the plans are covered
• Develop checkers or C-base transactor to verify the design

Minimum Qualifications

• BS EE/CE or equivalent experience.
• Be an outstanding teammate with excellent communication skills and the desire to address diverse challenges.

Preferred Qualifications

• We're looking for someone who is well-rounded in all aspects of verification.
• Knowledge of CPU & SOC architecture/design & in-depth knowledge of verification flow.
• Thrive by demonstrating your expertise with low-level programming of sophisticated computer systems in C/C++/assembly.
• Being already familiar verification environments such as UVM and System Verilog will come a long way with us.
• Apply knowledge of industry standard interfaces and have a deep understanding of Verilog, Verilog simulator, and debuggers.
• Have a detailed understanding of the constrained random verification process, functional coverage, code coverage, assertion methodology & philosophy.
• Even better if you also have knowledge of formal, hardware acceleration.

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