CPU Verification Engineer

Intel • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Intel's Silicon Engineering Group as a CPU Verification Engineer and play a critical role in ensuring the functional correctness and performance of next-generation processor designs. You will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive verification strategies for complex CPU architectures that power millions of devices worldwide.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering or in a STEM related field of study with 1+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing SystemVerilog in UVM-based test-benches for reusable and scalable verification environments.
• Experience in scripting language (i.e. Python or Perl)
• Experience in C++.
• Experience implementing validation strategies based on architectural and design feature changes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent debugging capabilities for complex digital systems.
• Understanding of timing analysis and low-power design concepts.

Nice To Haves

• Post Graduate degree in Electrical Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering or in a STEM related field of study
• Solid understanding of digital logic design, including instruction set execution, ALUs, control units, registers, memory, and system buses.
• Experience with Synopsys simulators.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive verification plans to validate CPU logic against architectural specifications.
• Build scalable UVM-based test benches and define robust functional coverage models.
• Run system-level simulations to uncover design bugs and ensure functional integrity.
• Debug and root-cause issues in the pre-silicon environment; implement corrective actions to resolve test failures.
• Collaborate closely with CPU architects and RTL designers to verify complex architectural and microarchitectural features.
• Document verification strategies and lead technical reviews with design and architecture teams.
• Maintain and enhance existing verification infrastructure and methodologies.
• Contribute to the definition and refinement of CPU architecture and microarchitecture features.
• Develop comprehensive verification plans for CPU subsystems including cores, caches, memory controllers, and interconnects.
• Define coverage metrics and verification closure criteria.
• Collaborate with design teams to understand architectural specifications and implementation details.
• Create directed and random test scenarios using SystemVerilog, UVM, and proprietary verification methodologies.
• Develop and maintain testbench infrastructure and verification IP.
• Debug complex functional and timing issues across multiple abstraction levels.
• Execute regression testing and analyze coverage reports.
• Utilize industry-standard EDA tools.
• Implement constrained random verification environments.
• Develop and enhance verification automation scripts and flows.
• Work closely with CPU architects, RTL designers, and physical design teams.
• Participate in design reviews and provide verification feedback.
• Document verification results and present findings to cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.
• Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees