Design Verification Engineer

Cerebras Systems, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras Systems, Inc. is seeking a Design Verification Engineer to work on the world's largest AI chip, enhancing verification methodologies and collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of experience in design verification, strong skills in SystemVerilog, and programming expertise. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $120,000 to $240,000, commensurate with experience.

We encourage remote candidates and value diverse backgrounds as part of our inclusive company culture.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Design Verification experience.
• Strong knowledge of object‑oriented design best practices.
• Self‑motivated and eager to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Work with architects and designers for high‑quality silicon design.
• Develop and implement verification strategies and tests.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams in various phases.

Skills

Advanced debugging and problem‑solving skills

Deep knowledge of SystemVerilog testbench, DPI, and UVM

Excellent programming skills

Experience developing scalable and portable testbenches

Experience with verification methodologies

Proficient in scripting languages like Python or Perl

Good interpersonal skills

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Simulators

Waveform viewers

Coverage collection tools

Job description

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services.

This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation.

Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI‑native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with architects, designers, post‑silicon, and software engineers, to ensure a high‑quality design that works for silicon.
• Develop and implement verification strategies, detailed tests, and coverage plans based on micro‑architecture.
• Create verification methodologies and reusable environments, including components such as stimulus, checkers, assertions, and coverage.
• Implement tests, manage regressions, gather coverage, and debug test failures.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including architecture, RTL design, physical design, firmware, and validation.
• Analyze and debug complex issues across simulation, emulation, and silicon bring‑up phases.
• Continuously enhance verification infrastructure and flows to improve efficiency and quality.
• Contribute to the evolution of the overall verification methodology and best practices across the organization.

Skills and Qualifications

• Advanced debugging and problem‑solving skills.
• Deep knowledge of SystemVerilog testbench, DPI, and UVM.
• Excellent programming skills and knowledge of software engineering practices, including object‑oriented design.
• Experience developing scalable and portable testbenches and components.
• Experience with verification methodologies and tools such as simulators, waveform viewers, build and run automation, coverage collection, and gate‑level simulations.
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Python or Perl.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a standout colleague are a must.
• Extremely self‑motivated and eager to solve problems.
• 3+ years of Design Verification experience.

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Knowledge of pipelined processor architecture.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
• 3+ years of hands‑on Design Verification experience.

The base salary range for this position is $120,000 to $240,000 annually. Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.

We are open to remote candidates.

Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.

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