Junior CPU Verification Engineer — Hybrid Role

Intel Corporation; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Austin, Texas is seeking a Junior CPU Verification Engineer to help validate the next generation of Intel CPUs. You will work with seasoned architects, RTL developers, and verification engineers to ensure the quality, functionality, and performance of future processors.

You will develop verification plans, test benches, and environments, execute them across simulations, and collaborate across teams to meet power, timing, and performance goals in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field required or expected by June 2027.
• Experience in digital logic design including instruction set execution, ALUs, control units, registers, memory and system buses.
• Experience in at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, Tcl), C++, and SystemVerilog.

Responsibilities

• Performs functional verification of CPU logic to ensure design meets specification requirements.
• Develops IP verification plans, test benches, and the verification environment to ensure coverage to confirm CPU microarchitecture specifications.
• Executes verification plans and runs system simulation models to verify the design, analyze power and timing, and uncover bugs.
• Replicates, root causes, and debugs issues in the presilicon environment.
• Finds and implements corrective measures to resolve failing tests.
• Collaborates with CPU architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams to improve verification of complex features to meet goals.
• Documents test plans and drives technical reviews of plans and proofs with design and architecture teams.
• Maintains and improves existing functional verification infrastructure and methodology.
• Participates in the definition of architecture and microarchitecture features of the CPU being designed.

Skills

C++

SystemVerilog

Python

Digital logic design

x86 architecture knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Synopsys simulators

Job description

Intel Corporation in Austin, Texas is seeking a Junior CPU Verification Engineer to help validate the next generation of Intel CPUs. You will work with seasoned architects, RTL developers, and verification engineers to ensure the quality, functionality, and performance of future processors.

You will develop verification plans, test benches, and environments, execute them across simulations, and collaborate across teams to meet power, timing, and performance goals in a hybrid work model.