Verification Team Leader for the New AI Group

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Verification Team Leader to join us and lead the Cache verification team and play a major role in ensuring the quality and functionality of our cutting-edge products for the AI industry. Habana Group, within Intel.
This position is ideal for someone with a strong technical expertise and analytical skills, a passion for verification methodologies, who is also a natural leader.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of verification engineers of various qualities and experience characteristics.
• Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive verification plans and strategies for complex hardware designs, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
• Oversee the maintenance of verification environments using advanced industry-standard tools and methodologies, mentoring junior engineers in the process.
• Review test cases to verify design functionality and compliance with specifications.
• Collaborate closely with design, architecture, and firmware engineers to deeply understand specifications, proactively identifying and addressing potential design flaws during the development process.
• Analyze verification results, derive insights, and effectively communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders, contributing to strategic decision-making and project direction.

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of proven experience in VLSI chip Verification engineering, with a focus on high-end SoCs and AI applications.
• 4+ years of leadership experience in verification projects.
• 3+ years of proven experience in verifying cache systems – an advantage.
• Proven track record of leading verification activities and delivering successful projects that meet demanding quality and performance targets.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong motivating and mentorship skills to guide and inspire team members towards achieving exceptional performance.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog, UVM, and other verification tools.
• Experience with AI-specific performance benchmarks, NoC performance benchmark and optimization techniques – an advantage.
• Knowledge of system-level scenario analysis and modelling for high-performance SoCs – an advantage.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl) for automation and data analysis – an advantage.

This position is expected to change location in the near future to the Petah Tikva campus.