Hybrid Pre-Silicon Verification Engineer

at Intel Corporation

• Job title: Pre-Silicon Verification Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $122,440 - $232,190 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Perl, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Phoenix, United States

About the role

• Pre-Silicon Verification Engineer at Intel responsible for functional verification of CPU logic and developing IP verification plans. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance verification methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Performs functional verification of CPU logic to ensure design will meet specification requirements.
• Develops IP verification plans, test benches, and the verification environment to ensure coverage to confirm to CPU microarchitecture specifications.
• Executes verification plans and defines and runs system simulation models to verify the design, analyze power and timing, and uncover bugs.
• Replicates, root causes, and debugs issues in the presilicon environment.
• Finds and implements corrective measures to resolve failing tests.
• Collaborates with CPU architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams to improve verification of complex architectural and microarchitectural features and to meet functional, performance, and power goals.
• Documents test plans and drives technical reviews of plans and proofs with design and architecture teams.
• Maintains and improves existing functional verification infrastructure and methodology.
• Participates in the definition of architecture and microarchitecture features of the CPU being designed actively.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or any related field with 3+ years of relevant experience -OR- Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or any related field with 2+ years of relevant experience -OR- PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or any related field
• 3+ years of experience in Design Verification and Validation methodologies with UVM, System Verilog and industry standard EDA tools
• 3+ years of experience with Pre-silicon verification, SoC validation
• Experience in Scripting languages such as Python OR Perl
• Proficiency with C/C++ System Verilog coding and debug
• Experience with RTL development
• Knowledge of system level boot flows and power management
• Experience in Computer-Architecture familiarity
• Experience in Power Management flows including low power entry/exit, frequency change flows etc

Benefits

• competitive pay
• stock bonuses
• benefit programs which include health
• retirement
• vacation