Principal Design Verification Engineer (Mesh / Coherency)

Description

The Role
You will work on the verification of a server-class microprocessor-based CPU/Coherent Mesh interconnect. You'll be involved with all aspects of pre-silicon verification at unit and system level to ensure functional correctness and performance of microprocessors. You'll also partner with other teams to accelerate post-silicon validation and debug of the product. 

What the Team wants you to know

Design Verification is an integral part of the chip design process that ensures our customers get the absolute highest quality products that meets their functional and performance requirements. The DV Team at Ampere comprises of stellar folks who have dedicated themselves to the art and fun of design verification. We are a tightly-knit, fast-paced team who work extremely closely with our design and architecture partners to ensure no bug is left behind. 

What you’ll do

• Define requirements for sub-system level and full-chip level testing infrastructure
• Create test plans for sub-system and chip-level verification and post-silicon validation
• Architect, design and implement test benches and other components of design verification environment
• Create random test generators to find bugs in design
• Debug failures and drive speedy resolution of bugs
• Create coverage monitors and drive coverage to required quality targets
• Define post-silicon validation plans, and engage in post-silicon activities to accelerate product launch
• Lead verification activities within a team and guide other engineers to achieve project goals

What you’ll bring

• 8+ years of hardware verification experience in IPs or SoC on multiple product generations
• Solid understanding of coherent fabrics spanning processor cores, memory, caches and die to die interconnects 
• Experience in verification of coherent protocols like ARM’s ACE/CHI and Network-on-chip (NoC)  
• Experience using industry standard HDL languages (Verilog, System Verilog, VHDL) and simulation tools
• Experience developing verification environments in one or more industry standard languages like SVTB UVM/OVM
• Programming experience in languages common to the industry (e.g., C, C++, Perl, Python)
• Experience in automating design, verification, and validation tasks
• Experience in ARM or x86 assembly language programming
• Prior experience in CPU or other IP verification
• Hands on experience in post-silicon validation is a plus
• Good written and verbal communication skills, excellent attention to detail, strong analytical/problem solving skills.

Education 

• B.Tech / M.Tech in Electronics / Computer Science Engineering or equivalent degree

About Ampere

Ampere is designing the future of hyperscale cloud and edge computing with the world’s first cloud native processor. Built for the cloud with a modern 64-bit Arm server-based architecture, Ampere gives customers the freedom to accelerate the delivery of all cloud computing applications. With industry-leading cloud performance, power efficiency and scalability, Ampere processors are tailored for the continued growth of cloud and edge computing.

Our Story  

Like the scientist behind its name, Ampere employees are innovators. We understand the needs of cloud computing and different software requirements. We are inventing what comes next and looking at everything from the structure of memory and how efficient the system is, to considerations on speed, cost of electricity and ability to cool. Power, size, weight and cost are driving the technology requirements and the innovation to come.

Our world class team of engineers, with depth and expertise in the cloud and semiconductor industries, is not only focused on the development of new semiconductor designs but also building out the first software ecosystem for Arm®-based server processors. Through the Ampere approach to the cloud and edge, we give our customers the freedom to challenge the status quo and accelerate next-generation data centers for the most memory-intensive applications.  Given the challenge we have outlined, we are building a culture of entrepreneurs that ensure customers come first, proactively approaching industry challenges in the areas of security, power and performance, delivering results that matter most.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.