CPU Architectural Design Verification Engineer
Location: Santa Clara, CA, United States
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Invent the future with us.
Recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient, sustainable cloud computing.
In this role, you will be at the forefront of AI innovation, building AmpereOne Aurora, our groundbreaking AI compute solution. Aurora combines high-performance general-purpose CPUs with integrated AI capabilities, offering a compelling combination of efficiency and market reach. This revolutionary product is poised to deliver superior performance while consuming significantly less power.
Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team — we’d love to have you apply!
About the Role:
As a CPU Architectural Verification Engineer, you will be a key member of the design verification team at Ampere to deliver our high-quality next generation AI integrated, cloud-native server class SoCs. A key priority will be to enhance our CPU, AI IP blocks and GPU/IP/SoC verification efforts. This encompasses developing cutting-edge DV methodologies, designing reusable verification components, and building tools to improve our overall verification efficiency and coverage.
What You'll Achieve:
- Leverage AI-driven techniques to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Design Verification effort.
- Execute comprehensive test plans using directed and constrained-random methods.
- Write and generate assembly language tests, debug failures, and evaluate design coverage at both unit and chip levels.
- Create detailed test cases for CPU, AI IP architectural and micro-architectural level verification.
- Learn how to design and maintain robust scalable testbenches for comprehensive CPU verification.
- Implement coverage metrics to ensure complete testing of critical features
- Conduct regression tests; analyze results to debug failures and identify design flaws.
About you:
- Hands-on knowledge with AI/ML, which may be gained through projects, coursework, or internships, or via industry experience
- Practical experience with Assembly language, C++, and Python.
- Familiar with creating detailed and targeted test cases.
- Understands the purpose and key components of scalable verification testbenches and how to work in that type of environment.
- Solid grasp of CPU architecture and micro-architecture principles.
- Previous debugging skills.
- Additional skills highly desired: Prior experience with GPU Verification, SoC Verification, SystemVerilog, UVM, Simulators, Random Test Generators, Scripting, Source Control Management (SCM) tools, Software development practices (i.e., code reviews, continuous integration, unit testing).
Education:
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science & 2 years of related experience or MS degree & 0 years
What we’ll offer:
At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus (i.e., variable pay tied to internal company goals), long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $110,000 and $184,000.
Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week.
Benefits highlights include:
- Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future
- Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance
- A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day
And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.
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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.
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