Senior CPU Verification Architect - Hardware Prefetch

SiFive; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

SiFive is seeking a Principal Design Verification Engineer to lead verification strategy and execution for CPU core hardware prefetch in a high‑performance out‑of‑order core.

This senior tech‑lead role will define architecture‑aware verification strategy, identify microarchitectural risk early, solve the most challenging hardware prefetch verification problems, and raise verification quality across the broader CPU DV organization.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in CPU/core or SoC functional verification at principal level.
• Direct experience with out-of-order CPU core verification and microarchitecture understanding.
• Strong verification strategy, test planning, coverage and debug expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead verification planning and execution for CPU prefetch in OOO cores.
• Define verification strategy, test plans, checkers, scoreboards, and coverage models.
• Drive verification of prefetch behaviors and CSR configurability.
• Verify runtime configurability and interactions with memory hierarchy.
• Develop verification strategies for corner cases and performance patterns.
• Mentor engineers and raise DV quality across teams.

Skills

CPU verification

Out-of-order core

Hardware prefetch

DV automation

Scripting

Mentoring

Performance collaboration

Education

BS/MS/PhD in EE/CE/CS

Tools

Simulation tools

Emulation

Formal verification

Job description

SiFive is seeking a Principal Design Verification Engineer to lead verification strategy and execution for CPU core hardware prefetch in a high‑performance out‑of‑order core.

This senior tech‑lead role will define architecture‑aware verification strategy, identify microarchitectural risk early, solve the most challenging hardware prefetch verification problems, and raise verification quality across the broader CPU DV organization.