Junior CPU Verification Engineer — Hybrid Role

Intel Corporation; Hillsboro (OR); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Oregon (Hillsboro) is seeking a Junior CPU Verification Engineer to join the CPU Design team. You will verify complex processor designs, develop verification environments, and collaborate with architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams.

The role emphasizes strong analytical thinking, eagerness to learn new technologies, and effective collaboration to meet functional, performance, and power goals in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field by June 2027 with 3+ months of experience.
• Experience in digital logic design including instruction set execution, ALUs, control units, registers, memory, and system buses.
• Experience in scripting languages (Python, Perl, Tcl), C++, and SystemVerilog.
• Preferred: RTL development and knowledge of x86 architectures.

Responsibilities

• Performs functional verification of CPU logic to meet specifications.
• Develops IP verification plans, test benches, and verification environments with adequate coverage.
• Executes verification plans and runs system simulations to verify design, analyze power and timing.
• Replicates, roots causes, and debugs issues in presilicon environment.
• Collaborates with CPU architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams to improve verification.
• Documents test plans and participates in technical reviews with design/architecture teams.

Skills

Python

C++

SystemVerilog

RTL design

Debugging

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Synopsys simulators

Git

Job description

Intel Corporation in Oregon (Hillsboro) is seeking a Junior CPU Verification Engineer to join the CPU Design team. You will verify complex processor designs, develop verification environments, and collaborate with architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams.

The role emphasizes strong analytical thinking, eagerness to learn new technologies, and effective collaboration to meet functional, performance, and power goals in a hybrid work setting.