CPU Verification Engineer (RISC-V)

Summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a CPU Verification Engineer to validate CPU and system-on-chip microarchitectures in collaboration with chip architects. The role focuses on developing verification plans, environments, testbenches, coverage, regressions, and debugging processes to ensure launch-ready products.

Responsibilities

• Work with CPU and SOC Architects to understand the concepts and high-level system requirements
• Develop detailed Test and Coverage plans based on the Architecture and Micro-architecture
• Develop Verification Methodology, ensuring scalability and portability across environments
• Develop Verification environment, including all the respective components such as Stimulus, Checkers, Assertions, Trackers, and Coverage
• Develop Verification Plans and Testbenches for your functional domain
• Execute Verification Plans, including Design Bring-up, DV environment Bring-up, Regressions enabling all features under your care, and Debug of the test failures
• Track and report DV progress using a variety of metrics, including Bugs and Coverage

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
• Extensive knowledge of industry Instruction Set Architectures, particularly RISC-V
• Deep knowledge of Micro-Processor Verification functions and Architectures, in domains such as: Cache Coherence, Memory ordering and Consistency, Prefetching, Branch Prediction, Renaming, Speculative execution, and Address Translation/Memory Management
• Knowledge of Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS) and testing a given design, at the Block/Unit-level and Subsystem/Chip-level for proving correctness
• Experience in leading a small team of Verification engineers performing CPU Verification
• Advance techniques such as: Formal, Assertions, and Silicon bringup, is helpful
• In-depth knowledge of Micro-processor functions, Architectures, and Micro-architectures
• Experience in writing Test plans, portable Testbenches, Transactors, and Assembly code
• Experience with different Verification Methodologies and Tools such as Simulators, Coverage collection, Gate-level Simulation, Waveform viewers, and Mixed signal Verification
• Ability to develop and work independently on a Block/Unit of the design
• A minimum of BS degree in any of: {Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science}

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience

Nice to Haves

• Extensive knowledge of industry Instruction Set Architectures, particularly RISC-V
• Deep knowledge of Micro-Processor Verification functions and Architectures, in domains such as: Cache Coherence, Memory ordering and Consistency, Prefetching, Branch Prediction, Renaming, Speculative execution, and Address Translation/Memory Management
• Knowledge of Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS) and testing a given design, at the Block/Unit-level and Subsystem/Chip-level for proving correctness
• Experience in leading a small team of Verification engineers performing CPU Verification
• Advance techniques such as: Formal, Assertions, and Silicon bringup, is helpful
• In-depth knowledge of Micro-processor functions, Architectures, and Micro-architectures
• Experience in writing Test plans, portable Testbenches, Transactors, and Assembly code
• Experience with different Verification Methodologies and Tools such as Simulators, Coverage collection, Gate-level Simulation, Waveform viewers, and Mixed signal Verification
• Ability to develop and work independently on a Block/Unit of the design
• A minimum of BS degree in any of: {Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science}

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants