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Staff Design Verification Engineer – CPU Core Verification (ALU)

Austin, Texas, United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-13 → 2026-09-25

Core

Drive verification of high-performance out-of-order CPU core functionality, specifically focusing on ALU pipelines, integer execution, and microarchitectural interactions.

Role type

Staff individual-contributor CPU Design Verification Engineer

Builds

High-performance RISC-V CPU cores for data-intensive applications (AI, automotive, data center, mobile)

Domain

Semiconductor / Computer Architecture / CPU Design Verification

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

SystemVerilog, CPU microarchitecture, verification strategy, coverage analysis, debugging, Python/C/C++ scripting, assertion development, scoreboarding

Preferred skills

Out-of-order core verification, formal verification, emulation, acceleration, OOP principles, cross-team collaboration

Technologies

SystemVerilog, Python, C/C++, RISC-V

Responsibilities

Own verification planning and execution for ALU and execution-focused CPU core functionality; Drive verification strategy, test planning, debug, and coverage closure; Develop robust verification environments, checkers, and assertions; Partner with architecture teams to review specifications and identify ambiguities; Drive efficient failure analysis and root-cause debug; Contribute reusable methodology and automation; Mentor other engineers

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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