CPU Verification Engineer

Join Intel's Silicon Engineering Group as a CPU Design Verification Engineer and play a critical role in shaping the next generation of high-performance, power-efficient processors.

Requirements

• Perform functional verification of CPU logic to ensure alignment with architectural and microarchitectural specifications
• Work across pre-silicon, emulation, and post-silicon environments to validate design functionality and debug issues across the product lifecycle
• Develop and execute comprehensive verification plans for CPU and IP components
• Perform functional coverage analysis, identify verification gaps, and implement strategies to close them
• Build scalable verification environments, including UVM-based testbenches and functional coverage models
• Define and run system-level simulation models to validate functionality, power, and timing, and uncover bugs
• Identify, replicate, debug, root-cause, and resolve design issues and bug escapes in pre-silicon environments
• Implement corrective measures to address failing tests and improve design robustness
• Collaborate closely with CPU architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams on complex feature verification
• Maintain and enhance verification infrastructure, methodologies, and automation flows
• Develop scripts and automation tools for testing using Python, Perl, C/C++, or similar languages to optimize verification workflows and improve throughput
• Leverage AI techniques and innovative approaches to enhance verification processes and improve test coverage, significantly reducing product life cycle and validation timelines
• Document test strategies and drive technical reviews with cross-functional stakeholders
• Contribute to the definition and refinement of CPU architecture and microarchitecture features

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Stock bonuses
• Benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation