CPU Verification Engineer

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Job Details:

Job Description:

Join Intel's Silicon Engineering Group as a CPU Design Verification Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the functional accuracy and performance of next-generation processor designs.

In this role, you will collaborate with architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams to verify and validate cutting-edge CPU architectures that power millions of devices globally. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative solutions, refine industry-leading methodologies, and shape the future of computing.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop and execute comprehensive verification plans to validate CPU logic against architectural specifications

- Build scalable UVM-based testbenches and define robust functional coverage models

- Run system-level simulations to uncover design bugs and ensure functional integrity

- Debug and root-cause issues in the pre-silicon environment; implement corrective measures to resolve test failures

- Collaborate closely with CPU architects and RTL designers to verify complex architectural and microarchitectural features

- Maintain and improve existing verification infrastructure, methodologies, and flow automation

- Document verification strategies and lead technical reviews with design and architecture teams

- Contribute to the definition and refinement of CPU architecture and microarchitecture features to meet functional, performance, and power goals

Take the next step in your career by joining a team where your contributions make a global impact. Apply today and help Intel engineer the future of technology.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications are required to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Requirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and or schoolwork/classes/research.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with 6+ months of relevant experience

- Degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field

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Years of relevant experience include at least one or two of the following:

- Strong expertise in SystemVerilog for developing UVM-based testbenches

- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Perl for test automation and debugging

- Experience in programming with C++ and knowledge of validation strategies based on architectural insights

- Solid understanding of CPU architecture and microarchitecture fundamentals, including timing analysis and power optimization