Cpu Architectural Design Verification Engineer

We are building a team of pre-silicon design verification (DV) engineers in the Santa Clara, CA. area to help us guarantee first silicon success of our upcoming roadmap.

Ampere has the leadership, discipline, and vision to conquer the datacenter. The only thing we are missing is YOU!

Are you a CPU Architectural Design Verification Engineer looking to invent the future for performance computing in an energy challenged world? Would you like to be part of a growing team inventing a new category of microprocessors known as "Cloud Native Processors". Come join us...Great things are about to happen!!!
The Role
The architectural design verification group is looking for engineers to develop and debug core-level DV infrastructure to verify custom CPUs.
You'll be involved with test planning, writing functional models of the CPU, developing random test generators and implementing configurations and methodology. Test writing will be both in assembly language and C.

What the Team wants you to know

Design Verification is an integral part of the chip design process that ensures our customers get the absolute highest quality products that meet their functional and performance requirements. The DV Team at Ampere Computing comprises of stellar folks who have dedicated themselves to the art and fun of design verification. We are a tightly-knit, fast-paced team who work extremely closely with our design and architecture partners to ensure no bug is left behind.

What you'll do:

• Define block level and full-chip level software environments for server-class microprocessor-based SoC
• Design and debug core-level test bench infrastructure
• Perform test planning and development
• Responsible for assembly language test writing and generation, debug failures, evaluate coverage of design
• Design CPU random test generators and/or C++ simulators

What you'll bring to the table:

• Good understanding of verification methodology
• System Verilog and UVM design methodology a plus (but not a deal killer)
• Experience with complex software projects, including design verification methodology, random test generator development or instruction set simulator design. Expert deep dive debugging for CPU pipeline failures.
• Deep understanding of CPU architectural concepts
• Solid understanding of computer architecture.
• 3+ years of CPU Verification expertise
• Proven high proficiency with C++, Python and Assembly language a must!
• Knowledge of ARM architecture or x86

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience in electrical engineering, computer science, information technology or a related technical field

Perks in Santa Clara

• Garage parking
• Healthy snacks, espresso and drinks
• Office has panoramic views of Silicon Valley
• Unlimited Flextime and 11+ paid holidays
• Standing /Ergo friendly desk set-up
• Ping-pong/game room
• Gym and café on campus

Perks in Portland

• Standing /Ergo friendly desk set-up
• On-site bike parking and repair station
• Gym
• Unlimited Flextime and 11+ paid holidays
• Garage parking
• Game room
• On-site café, bar, and market
• Roof top terrace with Willamette River views
• Healthy snacks, espresso and drinks
• Walking distance of breweries, landscaped parks, art galleries, restaurants and shops

Pay and Benefits
Ampere offers a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus, stock, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $108,000 and $180,000, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $116,000 and $194,000. We also offer an annual bonus program tied to internal company goals and annual meritocratic stock awards that enable our employees to participate in the success of the company. Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week. Beyond compensation and benefits, our passionate teams thrive in an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more - all in service of inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We look forward to sharing more about our career opportunities through interviews.

Our Company

Ampere is designing the future of hyperscale cloud and edge computing with the world’s first cloud native processor. Built for the cloud with a modern 64-bit Arm server-based architecture, Ampere gives customers the freedom to accelerate the delivery of all cloud computing applications. With industry-leading cloud performance, power efficiency and scalability, Ampere processors are tailored for the continued growth of cloud and edge computing.

Our Story

Like the scientist behind its name, Ampere employees are innovators. We understand the needs of cloud computing and different software requirements. We are inventing what comes next and looking at everything from the structure of memory and how efficient the system is, to considerations on speed, cost of electricity and ability to cool. Power, size, weight and cost are driving the technology requirements and the innovation to come.

Our world class team of engineers, with depth and expertise in the cloud and semiconductor industries, is not only focused on the development of new semiconductor designs but also building out the first software ecosystem for Arm®-based server processors. Through the Ampere approach to the cloud and edge, we give our customers the freedom to challenge the status quo and accelerate next-generation data centers for the most memory-intensive applications. Given the challenge we have outlined, we are building a culture of entrepreneurs that ensure customers come first, proactively approaching industry challenges in the areas of security, power and performance, delivering results that matter most.

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