Silicon Verification Engineers

LUUM; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a silicon verification engineer to enhance their cutting-edge AI hardware. This role focuses on planning, test generation, and ensuring high-quality silicon delivery. Candidates should possess relevant verification experience and be prepared to contribute to the company's impactful projects.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Pension (up to 5%)

Life assurance

Income protection

Parental leave

Wellbeing support

Healthy snacks

Barista bar

Qualifications

• Proven experience in verification roles.
• Verification experience in CPU and/or ASIC environments.
• Comfortable troubleshooting complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Perform verification activities within the team.
• Develop verification plans and ensure functional coverage.
• Generate tests and diagnose failures.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Verification

SystemVerilog

Python

C++

Linux

UVM

SVA

Assembly

LLVM

GCC

Git

SGE

Job description

How often do you get the chance to build a technology that transforms the future of humanity?

Graphcore products have set the standard in made-for-AI compute hardware and software, gaining global attention and industry acclaim. We are developing the next generation of artificial intelligence compute systems that will enable AI researchers to develop more advanced models, help scientists unlock exciting discoveries, and power companies worldwide as they integrate AI into their business.

Recently, Graphcore joined SoftBank Group, bringing significant investment from one of the world's leading AI backers.

Job Summary

Within the Silicon verification team, the silicon verification engineer is responsible for verification activities to ensure the delivery of high-quality silicon. This role involves planning, specification, test generation, failure diagnosis, and contributing to verification infrastructure to support the silicon design process.

The Team

The verification team is part of the Silicon design group, responsible for verifying that the RTL matches the architecture specifications for Graphcore's silicon products.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Perform verification activities within the team
• Develop verification plans, specifications, and ensure functional coverage
• Provide feedback to architecture teams
• Generate tests and diagnose failures
• Contribute to shared verification infrastructure

Candidate Profile

• Verification experience in relevant industry roles
• Proven leadership and planning skills
• Motivated, self-starting, and collaborative
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across teams and languages
• Experience with verification in CPU and/or ASIC environments
• Knowledge of SystemVerilog, Python, C++, Linux, UVM, SVA, Assembly, LLVM, GCC, Git, SGE or other DRS
• Familiarity with XML, XPath/XSLT

We offer a competitive salary, flexible working, generous leave, private medical insurance, dental, pension (up to 5%), life assurance, income protection, parental leave, and wellbeing support. Our Cambridge office provides healthy snacks, a barista bar, and a welcoming environment. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive workplace. We support flexible interview arrangements and reasonable adjustments as needed.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship or support at this time.

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