Senior Principal GPU Verification Engineer

Imagination Technologies Limited; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Imagination Technologies Limited is seeking a hardware verification expert to shape the verification strategy for PowerVR GPUs. You will architect scalable testbenches, define testbench environments, and lead senior engineers in developing robust verification for next-generation IP.

You will collaborate across teams, review specifications, and continuously improve verification tooling, methodologies and productivity using Python, SystemVerilog, UVM, and ML-assisted approaches.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in architecting complex testbenches.
• Proven track record building verification environments from scratch.
• Strong knowledge of constrained-random verification and reusable components.
• Expertise in root-cause analysis of complex issues.
• Excellent knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills.
• Ability to drive ideas and adoption across teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect advanced scalable verification environments for GPU subsystems.
• Review design specifications with leads and architects.
• Solve complex verification problems in advanced GPU architectures.
• Lead verification strategy and methodologies for next-gen products.
• Write comprehensive test plans and develop testbench components.
• Evaluate and integrate new tools and ML applications in verification.

Skills

Testbench architecture

Constrained-random verification

Root-cause analysis

SystemVerilog

UVM

Leadership mentoring

Python

SystemC

C++

Job description

The role

This role offers a distinctive opportunity to apply your hardware verification expertise to cutting-edge designs within the prestigious PowerVR Hardware Graphics group. You will work on key components and related IP that address the latest demands in graphics, AI, and connectivity processing, contributing to technology that pushes performance, capability, and quality forward.

The role

This role offers a distinctive opportunity to apply your hardware verification expertise to cutting-edge designs within the prestigious PowerVR Hardware Graphics group. You will work on key components and related IP that address the latest demands in graphics, AI, and connectivity processing, contributing to technology that pushes performance, capability, and quality forward. You will:

• Architect advanced scalable verification environments, contribute to defining and reviewing testbench architectures for multiple GPU subsystems
• Participate in all stages of review of design specification, partnering with lead engineers and architects
• Solve complex verification problems arising with advanced GPU architectures
• Be a key technical leader in shaping the verification strategy and methodology for our next-generation products, driving adoption across the organisation
• Have a hands-on role writing comprehensive test plans and developing complex testbench components
• Continuously evaluate and integrate new tools and machine learning applications in verification

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:

• Deep expertise in architecting complex testbenches
• Proven track record of developing verification environments from scratch, from smallest modules to bigger subsystems
• Excellent understanding of constrained-random verification methodology and reusable components
• Expertise in root-cause analysis of complex issues, with the ability to resolve them efficiently
• Excellent knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM
• Strong technical leadership skills with experience in mentoring junior engineers
• Ability to collaborate and drive ideas for wider adoption

You might also have:

• GPU/CPU/HW accelerators architecture knowledge
• Experience in using AI tools for improving verification productivity
• Experience in wider verification technologies, such formal property-based verification and code mutation
• Strong skills in Python, SystemC, C++
• 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.

Additional Information

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