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Senior Design Verification Engineer – High Performance CPU Core

Austin, Texas, United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-04 → 2026-09-26

Core

Drive functional verification of high-performance out-of-order CPU core units, ensuring design intent is verified correctly and risks are identified early.

Role type

Senior IC Design Verification Engineer (CPU Core)

Builds

High-performance CPU cores for data-intensive applications including AI, machine learning, automotive, data center, mobile, and consumer markets.

Domain

Semiconductor / CPU Design / Computer Architecture

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

SystemVerilog, UVM, computer architecture, CPU microarchitecture, constrained-random verification, coverage analysis, debug skills, scripting

Preferred skills

out-of-order core verification, frontend/midcore/load-store unit verification, formal verification, emulation, performance-oriented verification flows

Technologies

SystemVerilog, UVM

Responsibilities

Own verification planning and execution for assigned CPU core areas; Create effective verification strategies and test plans; Develop and maintain robust verification environments, testbenches, checkers, scoreboards, assertions, stimulus, and coverage models; Define and execute directed and constrained-random tests to expose corner cases; Analyze failures, isolate root cause, and drive fixes; Collaborate with architecture and design teams to review specifications and improve verification quality; Write functional coverage and close coverage gaps; Contribute to reusable DV methodology, automation, and infrastructure.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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