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CPU Design Verification Engineer

Santa Clara, CaliforniaFull-time2026-10-26 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Design verification of next-generation CPUs, translating new CPU features and microarchitectural designs into effective verification plans.

Role type

Senior IC CPU Design Verification Engineer

Builds

Next-generation CPU technology for client, server, and data center products

Domain

Semiconductor / CPU Architecture

Required skills

CPU architecture and microarchitecture, RTL design analysis, SystemVerilog, UVM, C/C++ programming, functional and performance verification, coverage analysis, verification environment development, hardware emulation, formal verification, AI tools in engineering

Preferred skills

Hardware emulation, formal verification, AI tools in engineering workflows

Technologies

SystemVerilog, UVM, C, C++, Hardware Emulation, Formal Verification, AI Tools

Responsibilities

Develop comprehensive verification plans for new CPU features and microarchitectural implementations. Analyze register-transfer level designs to understand functionality, interactions, and verification requirements. Create and maintain functional and performance verification tests. Develop, enhance, and debug verification environments and testbench components. Drive assigned verification areas from planning through design closure. Perform coverage analysis, identify verification gaps, and implement strategies to address them. Diagnose complex design and verification issues and drive them to resolution. Collaborate with CPU design, verification, testbench, and hardware emulation teams. Improve verification methodologies, debugging capabilities, and engineering workflows. Provide technical guidance and support to partner engineering teams.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC