CPU Unit Verification Engineer
Santa Clara, CA, United States
CPU Unit Verification Engineer will focus on the Unit/Block level verification for high-performance CPUs. The person coming into this role will help execute the verification strategy and the DV plan.
This role is hybrid,based out of Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA.
Responsibilities:
Execute functional and performance verification at the unit testbench level for a from-scratch high performance CPU while working closely with Architecture and RTL team.
Develop detailed unit level verification plans for load store that includes both architectural (RISCV ISA) and microarchitectural functionality.
Design and develop reusable unit level testbench components in SV, UVM and C++, that include microarchitectural models, monitors, checkers.
Develop random and directed stimulus that spans pre-silicon, emulation and post-silicon domain.
Evaluate and integrate open-source toolchains into the DV flow.
Develop DV environment, tools and infrastructure to enable functional verification for pre-silicon, emulation and post-silicon.
Work with design, test and post silicon validation teams to ensure high quality delivery of RTL.
Experience & Qualifications:
BS/MS/PhD in EE/ECE/CE/CS with at least 4 years of experience
Strong experience with testbench development in SV/UVM as well as scripting languages
Background and experience with high performance OOO CPU microarchitecture
Experience working on an x86, ARM or RISCV based CPU.
Significant experience debugging RTL and DV in a simulation environment.
Verification methodologies and techniques – Simulation/debug, TB development, stimulus, checking, coverage, infrastructure, tools
Experience with hardware description languages (Verilog, VHDL) and simulators (VCS, NC, Verilator)
Strong problem solving and debug skills across various levels of design hierarchies.
Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background and location all impact the actual offer made.
Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer.
Due to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, Tenstorrent is required to ensure compliance with licensing regulations when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries that have been sanctioned by the U.S. government.
As this position will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies that are subject toU.S. Export Control laws and regulations, please note that citizenship/permanent residency informationand/or documentation will be required and considered as Tenstorrent moves through the employment process.
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