CPU Tools, Platform & QA - Staff / Senior Staff Engineer
Core
Drive quality, validation, automation, and scalability of CPU engineering infrastructure across the complete product lifecycle from testbench and emulation platforms through firmware and silicon.
Role type
Staff CPU Tools, Platform & QA Engineer
Builds
CPU tools, PnP (Power & Performance) infrastructure, telemetry frameworks, regression pipelines, and platform QA frameworks
Domain
Semiconductor / CPU Architecture / Hardware Validation
Required skills
CPU architecture fundamentals, firmware development, validation strategy, automation framework design, root-cause analysis, regression testing, telemetry analysis, power and performance characterization, cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Experience with emulation platforms, bare-metal environments, silicon validation, distributed team mentorship
Technologies
FPGA, DSP, BareMetal, OS-based frameworks, regression automation tools, telemetry frameworks
Responsibilities
Define and drive end-to-end QA and validation strategy for CPU tools and platforms; Own quality and validation of CPU infrastructure including firmware, testbenches, and telemetry frameworks; Develop and maintain telemetry regression frameworks; Establish automated nightly/weekly regression pipelines; Build mechanisms to correlate emulation, testbench, and silicon results; Define quality gates and release criteria; Drive root-cause analysis of failures spanning CPU architecture, firmware, tools, and silicon; Identify systemic gaps in test coverage and automation; Develop scalable frameworks for automated, data-driven QA; Partner with CPU architecture, design, firmware, and validation teams; Lead technical initiatives across multiple CPU programs; Mentor engineers and provide technical direction.
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership
