Senior CPU Verification Engineer — Next-Gen Atom (Hybrid)

Intel Corporation; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in the United States is seeking a Senior CPU Design Verification Engineer to verify Atom CPU designs before silicon, ensuring architectural correctness and power-efficient performance. This senior role is within the All Cores Engineering (ACE) group and focuses on high‑efficiency, performance‑per‑watt cores across client platforms and edge solutions.

You will lead pre-silicon functional verification, develop testbenches, run SystemVerilog/UVM simulations, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 2+ years.
• Experience in pre-silicon verification of CPU/SoC or complex IP designs.
• Proficiency with SystemVerilog, UVM, and industry-standard EDA tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-silicon functional verification of CPU and SoC logic to ensure architectural and microarchitectural compliance.
• Develop and execute verification plans, testbenches, and SystemVerilog/UVM environments with full coverage.
• Define and analyze system-level simulations; debug RTL/microarchitecture issues and drive fixes with teams.
• Collaborate across CPU architects, RTL designers, and power/performance teams to improve verification.
• Maintain and scale verification infrastructure and document strategies and results.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

C/C++

Linux-based simulation

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Master’s degree relevant field

Tools

SystemVerilog tools

UVM framework

EDA tools

Job description

Intel Corporation in the United States is seeking a Senior CPU Design Verification Engineer to verify Atom CPU designs before silicon, ensuring architectural correctness and power-efficient performance. This senior role is within the All Cores Engineering (ACE) group and focuses on high‑efficiency, performance‑per‑watt cores across client platforms and edge solutions.

You will lead pre-silicon functional verification, develop testbenches, run SystemVerilog/UVM simulations, and collaborate with