Hybrid CPU Validation Engineer

Intel Corporation; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Austin, Texas, is seeking an Experienced CPU Validation Engineer to define, develop, and perform functional validation for CPUs, focusing on internals and system-level integration.

The role involves applying hardware and software validation techniques, reviewing design changes, and developing validation methodologies. Collaboration across architecture, design, and manufacturing teams is required in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field with 2+ years of relevant experience, OR Master's with 1+ years, OR PhD with 0 years.
• Knowledge of CPU Architecture Courses in VLSI/Digital Design or related
• Knowledge of coding languages like C/C++, Python
• Verilog, SystemVerilog, RTL simulation familiarity

Responsibilities

• Defines, develops, and performs functional validation for CPUs, focusing on validation of the CPU internals and CPU integration in system level features.
• Applies hardware and software level tools to ensure validation coverage and meet performance, power, and area goals.
• Reviews proposed design changes to assess impact on validation plans, tasks, and timelines.
• Develops CPU validation methodologies and test plans, executes validation plans, and collaborates with other engineers for design optimization.
• Performs silicon debug to identify root causes and resolves functional and triage failures for CPU issues.
• Develops postsilicon validation infrastructure and test environment used in validation testing.
• Publishes CPU validation reports summarizing validation activities and communicates results.
• Works with architecture, design, verification, board, platform, and manufacturing teams to improve debug, validation test strategy and processes.

Skills

C/C++

Python

CPU Architecture

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

X86 assembly

RTL simulation

Job description

Intel Corporation in Austin, Texas, is seeking an Experienced CPU Validation Engineer to define, develop, and perform functional validation for CPUs, focusing on internals and system-level integration.

The role involves applying hardware and software validation techniques, reviewing design changes, and developing validation methodologies. Collaboration across architecture, design, and manufacturing teams is required in a hybrid work model.