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Samsung Semiconductor · 1 day ago

Staff Engineer, CPU Design Verification

San Jose, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$163K/yr - $253K/yr

8+ years exp

Samsung Semiconductor is a global leader in technology solutions, powering devices like smartphones and electric vehicles. They are seeking an experienced CPU Verification engineer to develop high-impact products and architect verification environments for high-performance CPUs, while also mentoring junior team members.

Semiconductor

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Responsibilities

Develop and execute verification strategy for CPU design at cluster/unit level

Architect, develop UVM based cluster/unit level verification environment to verify functionality of CPU units

Develop detailed functional test plans, coverage monitors and analyze coverage to continuously improve quality of design, testbench and tests

Drive continuous improvement initiatives by evaluating new tools, methodologies, and technologies to increase effectiveness of pre-silicon verification

Work with architecture and design teams to align verification effort with overall project and organizational goals

Mentor and guide junior verification team members to foster a collaborative environment and build technical expertise

Qualification

CPU verificationUVMSystem VerilogCPU architecturesHigh performance microarchitectureCuriosityCommunication skillsCollaborationCreativity

Required

Bachelors in Electrical/Computer Engineer with 10+ years of relevant industry experience, or Masters in Electrical/Computer Engineer with 8+ years or PhD with in Electrical/Computer Engineer with 5+ years preferred

Proven experience in unit/cluster level verification of one of the following for high performance CPU units: Out-of-order, Superscalar instruction execution unit; Memory subsystem (LSU, MMU, Data Cache hierarchy)

Experience with high performance processor microarchitecture, and familiarity with digital logic design

Strong understanding of CPU architectures, instruction sets (x86, ARM, RISC-V)

Experience with development of unit test environment: checkers, monitors, BFM's

Proficiency with System Verilog, UVM, SVA, constrained-random test generation

Familiarity with Simulators, understanding of best practices to avoid performance issues

Familiarity with Formal, Emulation, gate-level simulation and post-silicon debug experience is a plus

You're inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people

An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding

You're collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches

Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision/401k

Charitable giving match

4+ weeks of paid time off a year

Stipend for fertility care or adoption

Medical travel support

Virtual vet care for your fur babies

On-demand apps and free confidential therapy sessions

Onsite Café and gym

Virtual classes

Flexible environment

Company

Samsung Semiconductor

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) is a multi-billion dollar wide range of industry-leading semiconductor solutions.

Founded in 1974

San Jose, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.samsung.com/us/samsungsemiconductor

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