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Ampere · 2 days ago

Principal DFT Design Verification Engineer

positionSanta Clara, CA
timePart-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$152K/yr - $254K/yr
date6+ years exp

Ampere is a semiconductor design company focused on high-performance, energy efficient cloud computing. The Principal DFT Design Verification Engineer will work with global teams to verify IOBIST and JTAG/IJTAG DFT features on complex server processors, leading verification efforts and developing test plans.

Cloud ComputingCloud Data ServicesHardwareSemiconductor
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Responsibilities

Verify high speed IOBIST interfaces for DDR, SERDES test functionality for high performance multi core server class processor
Create test plans for unit-level and chip-level verification
Design and implement test benches and verification environments
Generate test patterns for ATE, debug failures, Yield analysis and evaluate coverage of design. and generate patterns for ATE

Qualification

Hardware verificationHigh performance microprocessor architectureVerification methodologySystem VerilogUVMDebugging skillsTest planningTeam collaboration

Required

Hardware verification experience
Have experience building agents, scoreboards and transactors from scratch
Good knowledge of high performance microprocessor architecture
Understanding of verification methodology
Electrical or Computer Engineering - Bachelor's degree & 8 years of related experience; or Master's degree & 6 years; or PhD & 3 years

Benefits

Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

Company

Ampere

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Ampere is a modern semiconductor company designing the future of hyperscale cloud and edge computing with the world’s first Cloud Native Processors.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://amperecomputing.com

H1B Sponsorship

Ampere has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (52)
2024 (50)
2023 (61)
2022 (56)
2021 (52)
2020 (30)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$813.8M
Key Investors
OracleThe Carlyle Group
2025-03-20Acquired
2022-04-01Secondary Market· $127.8M
2022-04-01Convertible Note· $300M

Leadership Team

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Renee James
Founder, Chairman & CEO
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Todd M. Underwood
Chief Financial Officer
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