Cpu Verification Engineer

About the job

Essential Responsibilities:

• Perform functional verification of CPU cores and related subsystems.
• Understand and interpret microarchitectural specifications to develop effective verification strategies.
• Develop and execute verification plans, including testbench creation and test case development.
• Write directed and constrained random test cases in System Verilog, C, and Assembly.
• Utilize UVM-based environments for coverage-driven verification.
• Analyze coverage reports and assist in closing coverage gaps.
• Automate regression and verification flows using scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Shell.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and architects to ensure design quality and performance.

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all

Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in design verification, preferably in CPU, IP or SoC verification.
• Hands-on experience with System Verilog, UVM, and constrained random verification.
• Familiarity with CPU architectures such as RISC-V, ARM, or MIPS.
• Basic understanding of cache and coherency concepts.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Perl, or Shell.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Self-motivated, collaborative team player able to broadly contribute project goals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to RISC-V architecture.
• Knowledge of interconnect protocols like AXI, ACE, or CHI.
• Experience with FPGA prototyping or emulation platforms.