GPU Design Verification Engineer

Qualcomm; Markham; On-site; CAD 183,022 - 252,035; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

RSU grants

Work-life balance benefits

Job summary

A global technology company in York Region is seeking an experienced engineer to architect, design, implement, and verify GPU cores. The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in hardware and software engineering, particularly with System Verilog and UVM. Responsibilities include creating verification test benches, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and troubleshooting technical issues. Ideal qualifications include a relevant degree and several years of engineering experience, with opportunities for growth in the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years or Master's degree and 3+ years in Engineering.
• Strong knowledge in Software Engineering or Hardware Engineering.
• Experience in GPU verification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, implement and verify GPU hardware.
• Create and maintain verification test benches.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for testing.
• Troubleshoot technical problems and innovate solutions.

Skills

Graphics knowledge

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

System Verilog

UVM

C/C++ skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

SystemVerilog

UVM

Python

VHDL

GNU Toolchain

Job description

Overview

Company: Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

General Summary

Architects, designs, implements, verifies, and optimizes performance and power of GPU cores. Responsible for verification of Graphics IP, and performing pre- and post-silicon verification to verify correctness and ensure performance and power goals are met.

Responsibilities

• Owning and executing on key independent tasks towards program requirements
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information about day-to-day activities to others who are fully knowledgeable in the subject area
• Working within prescribed timeline requirements and resource constraints
• Applying independent creative thought to troubleshoot technical problems or deal with novel circumstances
• Research through available resources and engagement with various inter-disciplinary teams
• Using deductive problem solving to solve moderately complex problems; most problems have defined processes of diagnosis/detection; some limited data analysis may be required

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Applies Graphics knowledge and experience to architect, design, implement, and verify the structure and performance of GPU hardware, drivers, features, applications, and tools
• Creates and maintains verification test benches and environments in SystemVerilog/UVM
• Create and leverage advanced testing frameworks to generate and recreate real-world system integration conditions
• Collaborates with Architecture, Software, Firmware, Design, Modeling, Emulation and Post-silicon validation teams to define and develop test methodology and content
• Participate in GPU architecture, micro-architecture reviews
• Collect, organize and execute various forms of system level test content including directed testcases, gaming benchmarks, standards compliance testsuites, and system level scenarios
• Build automation for continuous integration and testing based on latest GPU IP
• Help collect and analyze test results using straightforward statistics and data predictions to track benchmarks and identify issues
• Works with team members to understand and align on narrow scope of feature development and meet targets
• Write technical documentation and feature descriptions for straightforward projects under the direction of a supervisor

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience

OR

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience

OR

• PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
• Verification skills: Test planning, Scripting, Simulation, problem solving and debug
• System Verilog, UVM, Verilog or VHDL, C/C++ skills required
• Constrained random, Functional Coverage development, design debug experience required
• Exposure to Emulation/Prototyping Platforms (Veloce, Palladium, Zebu, FPGA)
• Master's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 2+ years relevant GPU experience (either external or internal)

Preferred Skills

• Experience in GPU based verification
• Experience in system or sub-system level verification
• Concurrency, Preemption, Stress testing frameworks
• Testbench Architecture and Implementation
• GFX API Exposure : Vulkan/DX11/DX12 Exposure
• Scripting and automation skills (Python, Make, Airflow etc)
• Embedded FW Development and Debugging
• Benchmarking and Performance Analysis
• Windows and/or Linux OS Kernel Architecture
• C/C++, GNU Toolchain, Visual Studio
• Formal verification - FPV and DPV experience is a plus
• Experience with emulation/prototyping/hybrid build and execution flows (Veloce, Palladium, Zebu, Protium, HAPS, qemu)
• Development of synthesizable transactors, monitors, scoreboards for emulation platforms
• Embedded FW and/or Kernel level development and debugging skills (C/C++, Makefile, gdb, uboot, uefi, kernel-mode drivers)

Additional Information

This role is available at different levels.

The Compensation Range Will Be Determined Upon The Title.

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Pay Range and Benefits

$132,600.00 - $182,600.00

The pay range reflects a broad range for this job code and location. Salary is one component of total compensation, which may include annual bonus and RSU grants. Our benefits package supports work-life balance. Your recruiter can discuss details.

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