CareerPlan

CPU Verification Engineer (Multiple Locations)

Santa Clara, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$176k–$263k2026-10-13 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design Verification Engineer validating CPU and SOC level micro-architectures to ensure launch readiness.

Role type

Senior IC CPU Design Verification Engineer

Builds

CPU and System-on-Chip (SOC) micro-architectures

Domain

Semiconductor / CPU Engineering

Required skills

CPU micro-architecture knowledge, Test plan development, Verification environment creation, UVM/Verification Methodology, Debugging, Coverage analysis, Assembly code, Testbench development

Preferred skills

Cache Coherence, Memory ordering, Prefetching, Branch Prediction, Renaming, Speculative execution, Formal verification, Silicon bringup, Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS), Mixed signal verification

Technologies

Simulators, Gate-level Simulation, Waveform viewers, Coverage collection tools

Responsibilities

Work with CPU and SOC Architects to understand system requirements, Develop detailed Test and Coverage plans, Develop Verification environment including Stimulus, Checkers, and Assertions, Execute Verification Plans including Design Bring-up and Debug, Track and report DV progress using metrics

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC