Senior Verification Architect – CPU/IP for RISC‑V

SiFive, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Variable/incentive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

SiFive, Inc. is seeking an experienced Verification Architect to ensure the fidelity of highly configurable cores for clients in areas such as autonomous driving and 5G networking.

The role requires a minimum of 12 years in relevant fields and a strong background in microarchitecture and verification methodologies. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with design teams and adopt advanced methodologies to enhance verification quality.

SiFive offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in related fields.
• Direct experience with microarchitecture, instruction set design, or CPU pipeline optimization.
• Thorough understanding of high-level verification flow methodology.
• 8+ years of direct experience on memory management verification.

Responsibilities

• Adopt state-of-the-art verification methodologies for designs.
• Collaborate with architecture team for feature development verification.
• Create verification strategies for features.
• Participate in design phase for design-for-verification.
• Improve verification quality with corner-case scenarios.
• Ensure test plan captures architectural and design intents.
• Ensure verification quality through coverage metrics.
• Address verification challenges of memory management units.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting skills

Interpersonal skills

Object-oriented programming

Microarchitecture understanding

Memory management verification

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

SiFive, Inc. is seeking an experienced Verification Architect to ensure the fidelity of highly configurable cores for clients in areas such as autonomous driving and 5G networking.

The role requires a minimum of 12 years in relevant fields and a strong background in microarchitecture and verification methodologies. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with design teams and adopt advanced methodologies to enhance verification quality.

SiFive offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.