Principal GPU Hardware Verification Engineer

Imagination Technologies; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in semiconductor IP solutions is seeking a Principal GPU Hardware Verification Engineer in Bristol. This role involves delivering critical verification activities for GPU components, focusing on advanced verification methodologies and leading team efforts to innovate. If you excel in problem-solving and have a proven background in hardware verification, join the team that sets the technology benchmarks for the industry.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of developing verification environments for complex RTL designs.
• Excellent knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Experience handling multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all verification activities related to a GPU component from planning to sign-off.
• Create verification plans and develop UVM testbench components.
• Participate in design and verification reviews.

Skills

Verification environments development

Constrained-random verification methodology

Root-cause analysis

SystemVerilog

UVM

ASIC design methodologies

Technical communication

Python

TCL

C++

Education

Degree in Electronics or Computer Engineering

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Principal GPU Hardware Verification Engineer, Bristol

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Client:

Imagination Technologies

Location:

Bristol, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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The role

This position is a unique opportunity to exercise your hardware verification skills on cutting edge designs within the prestigiousPowerVRHardware Graphics group. Here you will exercise your skills on key components that meet latest demands and improvements for graphics, AI or connectivity processor and related IP.

You will:

• Be responsible for the delivery of all verification activities related to a GPU component or sub-system from early stages of verification planning to sign-off
• Create verification plans, develop and maintain UVM testbench components
• Track and report verification metrics and closure
• Participate in all stages of design specification definition providing feedback from the verification perspective
• Develop testbenches in UVM, write tests, sequences, functional coverage, assertions & verification plans.
• Be responsible for the definition, effort estimation and tracking of your own work
• Be able to influence and advance our GPU verification methodology
• Have the opportunity to lead, coach and mentor other members of the team
• Participate in design and verification reviews and recommend improvements

About you

Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you’re an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You’re curious, solutions orientated and a world-class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard.

You'll have:

• Have a proven track record of developing verification environments for complex RTL designs
• Have excellent understanding of constrained-random verification methodology and challenges of verification closure
• Be confident in defining verification requirements, and work out the implementation approach and details of a testbench
• Be able to do root-cause analysis of complex issues and resolve them in a timely manner
• Have excellent knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM
• Have working knowledge of ASIC design methodologies, flows and tools
• Be able to plan, estimate and track your own work
• Experience working on multiple projects at one time
• The skill to be able to communicate technical issues both in written form and verbally

You might also have:

• Experience leading teams
• Graphics/GPU/CPU/SoC knowledge
• Experience in wider verification technologies, such formal property based verification and code mutation
• Skill scripting in Python, TCL, Perl, SystemC, C++ experience
• Understanding of functional safety standards such as ISO26262

Who we are

Imagination is a UK-based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time-to-market, and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people across the globe in their smartphones, cars, homes, and workplaces.

We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before.

So come join us if you're wanting that something more

Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we’ll help you do the rest. You’ll be part of one of the world’s most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions.

As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology.