Junior Cpu Verification Engineer

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Texas, Austin, United States +1

Junior CPU Design Verification Engineer responsible for contributing to the development and validation of Intel's next-generation CPU designs. This involves working with pre-silicon models, simulation tools, and verification environments to ensure functional correctness, performance, and power efficiency. Responsibilities include developing verification plans, test benches, executing simulations, debugging failures, and improving verification infrastructure.

What you'd actually do

  1. Performing functional verification of CPU logic to ensure the design meets specification requirements.
  2. Developing verification plans and test benches, and building verification environments aligned with CPU microarchitecture specifications.
  3. Executing verification plans and running system-level simulations to verify functionality, characterize performance, and uncover design issues.
  4. Debugging presilicon failures, including reproducing issues, identifying root causes, and partnering with design teams to drive fixes.
  5. Improving verification infrastructure, tools, automation, and methodology for ongoing CPU development.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or any related field
  • 3+ months of educational or work experience in Digital logic design and computer architecture
  • 3+ months of educational or work experience in at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, or Tcl)
  • 3+ months of educational or work experience in C++
  • 3+ months of educational or work experience in SystemVerilog

Nice to have

  • Use of AI agents in your projects, college classes, or software development.
  • Experience with RTL development and debug
  • Experience with x86 or any other computer architectures
  • ASM skills
  • Version control software (GIT)
  • Experience with Synopsys simulators