Staff Engineer – CPU DV

Job Description:

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Design Verification Engineer with 6+ years of experience to lead verification of complex CPU core microarchitecture. The candidate will drive DV strategy, architecture validation, and closure for high-performance processors, ensuring functional correctness, performance, and quality at silicon level.

Key Responsibilities

• CPU Core Verification
• Own end-to-end verification of CPU core components (Fetch, Decode, Execute, Memory, Pipeline, Cache, MMU)
• Validate microarchitectural features such as:
• Out-of-order execution
• Branch prediction
• Cache coherency
• Virtual memory & paging
• Develop test plans from architecture specifications and ensure full coverage closure

Verification Methodology & Execution

• Lead verification using System Verilog / UVM

Develop:

• Testbenches
• Constrained-random tests
• Scoreboards and checkers
• Coverage models (functional + code)
• Drive regressions and debug complex failures across simulation/emulation platforms

Architecture & Feature Validation

• Work closely with Architecture & Design teams to:
• Understand ISA behavior (e.g., ARM ISA, RISC-V, or x86)
• Validate corner cases, exceptions, interrupts
• Perform ISA-level validation and compliance testing