Staff GPU Verification Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a skilled Hardware Verification Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you'll leverage your expertise in hardware verification to enhance cutting-edge designs within a prestigious graphics group. You'll be responsible for all verification activities related to GPU components, from planning to sign-off, while also developing testbenches and leading verification efforts. This is a unique opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology that powers iconic electronic devices. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and enjoy collaborating with talented professionals, this position is for you.

Qualifications

• Track record of developing verification environments for complex RTL designs.
• Excellent understanding of constrained-random verification methodology.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all verification activities related to GPU components.
• Create verification plans and maintain UVM testbench components.

Skills

Hardware Verification

SystemVerilog

UVM

Root-Cause Analysis

Communication

Problem Solving

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

ASIC Design Methodologies

Python

TCL

Perl

SystemC

C++

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Client:

Imagination Technologies

Location:

Bristol, United Kingdom

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

114

Posted:

11.04.2025

Expiry Date:

26.05.2025

Job Description:

The role

This position is a unique opportunity to exercise your hardware verification skills on cutting edge designs within the prestigious PowerVR Hardware 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:

1. 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
2. Create verification plans, develop and maintain UVM testbench components
3. Track and report verification metrics and closure
4. Participate in all stages of design specification definition providing feedback from the verification perspective
5. Develop testbenches in UVM, write tests, sequences, functional coverage, assertions & verification plans.
6. Be responsible for the definition, effort estimation and tracking of your own work
7. Be able to influence and advance our GPU verification methodology
8. Have the opportunity to lead, coach and mentor other members of the team
9. 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:

1. A proven track record of developing verification environments for complex RTL designs
2. Excellent understanding of constrained-random verification methodology and challenges of verification closure
3. Confidence in defining verification requirements, and working out the implementation approach and details of a testbench
4. Ability to do root-cause analysis of complex issues and resolve them in a timely manner
5. Excellent knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM
6. Working knowledge of ASIC design methodologies, flows and tools
7. Ability to plan, estimate and track your own work
8. Experience working on multiple projects at one time
9. Skill to communicate technical issues both in written form and verbally

You might also have:

1. Experience leading teams
2. Graphics/GPU/CPU/SoC knowledge
3. Experience in wider verification technologies, such as formal property based verification and code mutation
4. Scripting skills in Python, TCL, Perl, SystemC, C++ experience
5. Understanding of functional safety standards such as ISO26262

Who we are

At Imagination, we love innovating. We spend our time creating the graphics and AI chips that are at the core of your favourite electronic products, and we are expanding our IP portfolio to include RISC-V CPUs as part of our efforts to create the best Compute offering in the market. We have a no-compromise approach to making our technology as high performance and power-efficient as possible, all while being squeezed into the smallest space possible.

It’s this relentless drive to push the boundaries of what’s possible that has led to Imagination powering more than 10 billion of the world’s most iconic electronic devices, from smartphones to smart TVs, from drones to self-driving cars.

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.