CPU Verification Engineer

Intel is a company dedicated to creating world-changing technology that enriches lives. They are seeking a CPU Verification Engineer to perform functional verification of CPU logic, develop verification plans, and collaborate with various teams to ensure high-performance CPU designs meet specifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional verification of CPU logic to ensure design will meet specification requirements
• Develop IP verification plans, test benches, and the verification environment to ensure coverage to confirm to CPU microarchitecture specifications
• Execute verification plans and defines and runs system simulation models to verify the design, analyze power and timing, and uncover bugs
• Replicate root causes, and debugs issues in the presilicon environment
• Find and implement corrective measures to resolve failing tests
• Collaborate with CPU architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams to improve verification of complex architectural and microarchitectural features and to meet functional, performance, and power goals
• Document test plans and drive technical reviews of plans and proofs with design and architecture teams
• Maintain and improves existing functional verification infrastructure and methodology
• Participate in the definition of architecture and microarchitecture features of the CPU being designed actively

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering with 3+ months of experience - OR - a Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• 3+ months experience in computer architecture, including specific areas of technical ownership/expertise relevant to CPUs
• 3+ months experience hardware modeling languages, such as Verilog, VHDL, or System Verilog and industry standard logic simulation tools
• 1+ years of experience validation and debug experience such as test writing/generation, checker development, coverage analysis, failure debug, root cause analysis
• 1+ years' experience in at least one language: C/C++, Perl, Python, etc
• Advanced degree in computer engineering or electrical engineering or STEM related degree and 3+ years of experience in the following:
• Experience with Intel Architecture ISA and system architecture, x86 assembly language
• Familiarity with software validation, including microcode, firmware, etc
• Experience in post-silicon debug and analysis
• Intel or industry experience in micro-architecture, design or verification of CPU cores
• Experience with a hardware modeling language, such as Verilog, VHDL, or System Verilog and industry standard logic simulation tools
• Assembly language programming, code generation, or other low-level software experience
• Validation environment development in C/C++/ Python
• Test bench development concepts and languages like Specman, System Verilog UVM/OVM
• In-depth computer architecture with emphasis on out of order processor execution
• Intel or industry experience in pre-silicon verification of CPU cores, including specific areas of technical ownership/expertise relevant to CPUs

Benefits

• Health, dental, and retirement benefits
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year
• Three weeks of paid vacation
• Four-week paid sabbatical every four years of employment
• Five bonuses per year dependent on overall company and personal performance
• Employee stock purchase program

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