Staff CPU Processor Design Engineer

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

2d•$148,300 - $222,500•Remote

About The Position

This individual leads, plans, synthesizes ambiguous or conflicting requirements and performs the complex responsibility of performing block level verification for complex, multi-feature designs using the most advanced verification techniques (sim, formal, emulation). Use Assertion Based Verification, Formal Verification, and Emulation to achieve quality design development. Develop deep design knowledge to facilitate creation of verification platforms and ability to debug complex systems. Engage early and often with architecture and design teams to develop appropriate verification approaches. Develop testing strategy and testplan for design unit blocks. Work with microarchitecture and RTL teams to understand the requirements and complexities of the design components. Define all test cases and requirements for exhaustive testing. Review and refine testplan contents with help from design team and verification leadership. Create extensive verification environments for testing of complex design units. Leverage appropriate verification technology for given verification task. Create formal verification testbench (assertions, assumptions, abstractions) for focused design components. Construct emulation capable testbench and components for use on emulation and prototyping platforms. Debug complex systems and designs during the verification process. Investigate test and assertion failures and provide initial triage and debug. Work with design and microarchitecture to resolve all open issues and identify design faults. Build monitors, checkers, and assertions to aid in debug process. Construction of re-usable testbench and debug components for use in various environments (sim, emulation, prototype, bring-up). Follow coding and construction guidelines for all monitor components to enable cross-platform use. Leverage testing frameworks to build required stimulus for a given design unit. Close design coverage and build testcases to reveal critical corner cases. Complete all testplan items necessary to achieve full test coverage. Support and maintain random stimulus generation capabilities to consistently reach expected coverage targets. Work with design and microarchitecture teams to understand coverage holes, and to craft stimulus required to cover those holes. Build functional coverage model to accurately measure transactional and architectural features of the design. Develop and support test material for use in silicon bring-up activities. Contribute to and develop verification automation and methodologies to expand the capabilities of all verification efforts. Build and support common testbench components useful for various design testbenches. Develop scripts and automation in Python, Perl, etc to increase time savings in verification process. Provide support to other team members for common testbench components and testbench framework knowledge building. Collaborate with SOC bring-up and software teams to plan and execute CPU bring-up activities. Work closely with design teams to propose and architect new debug features that enhance future CPU bring-up processes. Partner with CPU Post-Silicon Verification teams to reproduce silicon failures in simulation, emulation, and FPGA environments, create minimal failing tests, wave captures, and debug artifacts to accelerate fix cycles. Acts as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings and communicates and implements a development plan.

Requirements

Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field.
Experience with advanced verification techniques (sim, formal, emulation).
Experience with Assertion Based Verification and Formal Verification.
Experience developing verification platforms and debugging complex systems.
Experience engaging with architecture and design teams.
Experience developing testing strategies and test plans.
Experience working with microarchitecture and RTL teams.
Experience defining test cases and requirements for exhaustive testing.
Experience creating verification environments.
Experience creating formal verification testbenches (assertions, assumptions, abstractions).
Experience constructing emulation capable testbenches and components.
Experience debugging complex systems and designs.
Experience investigating test and assertion failures and providing triage and debug.
Experience resolving issues and identifying design faults.
Experience building monitors, checkers, and assertions.
Experience constructing reusable testbench and debug components.
Experience following coding and construction guidelines for monitor components.
Experience leveraging testing frameworks.
Experience building functional coverage models.
Experience developing and supporting test material for silicon bring-up.
Experience developing verification automation and methodologies.
Experience building and supporting common testbench components.
Experience developing scripts and automation in Python, Perl, etc.
Experience providing support to team members.
Experience collaborating with SOC bring-up and software teams.
Experience proposing and architecting new debug features.
Experience partnering with CPU Post-Silicon Verification teams.
Experience acting as a contributor at design reviews and project meetings.
Experience communicating and implementing a development plan.

Responsibilities

Perform block level verification for complex, multi-feature designs using advanced verification techniques (sim, formal, emulation).
Utilize Assertion Based Verification, Formal Verification, and Emulation for quality design development.
Develop deep design knowledge to create verification platforms and debug complex systems.
Engage with architecture and design teams to develop appropriate verification approaches.
Develop testing strategy and test plans for design unit blocks.
Understand requirements and complexities of design components with microarchitecture and RTL teams.
Define test cases and requirements for exhaustive testing.
Review and refine test plan contents.
Create extensive verification environments for testing complex design units.
Leverage appropriate verification technology for given verification tasks.
Create formal verification testbenches (assertions, assumptions, abstractions) for focused design components.
Construct emulation capable testbenches and components for use on emulation and prototyping platforms.
Debug complex systems and designs during the verification process.
Investigate test and assertion failures and provide initial triage and debug.
Resolve open issues and identify design faults with design and microarchitecture teams.
Build monitors, checkers, and assertions to aid in the debug process.
Construct reusable testbench and debug components for various environments (sim, emulation, prototype, bring-up).
Follow coding and construction guidelines for monitor components to enable cross-platform use.
Leverage testing frameworks to build required stimulus for a given design unit.
Close design coverage and build test cases to reveal critical corner cases.
Complete all test plan items to achieve full test coverage.
Support and maintain random stimulus generation capabilities to reach expected coverage targets.
Understand coverage holes and craft stimulus to cover them with design and microarchitecture teams.
Build functional coverage models to accurately measure transactional and architectural features of the design.
Develop and support test material for silicon bring-up activities.
Contribute to and develop verification automation and methodologies.
Build and support common testbench components for various design testbenches.
Develop scripts and automation in Python, Perl, etc. to increase time savings in the verification process.
Provide support to other team members for common testbench components and testbench framework knowledge.
Collaborate with SOC bring-up and software teams to plan and execute CPU bring-up activities.
Propose and architect new debug features that enhance future CPU bring-up processes with design teams.
Partner with CPU Post-Silicon Verification teams to reproduce silicon failures, create minimal failing tests, wave captures, and debug artifacts.
Act as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings.
Communicate and implement a development plan.