Staff Verification Engineer

Job Description

The Role: The Verification Engineer will ensure the fidelity of new highly configurable cores and other related IPs, for clients taking on exciting new use cases—like autonomous driving, 5G networking, wearables, or IoT.

Responsibilities

• Adopt state-of-the-art verification methodologies to in-house designs in order to ensure that everything on SiFive’s integrated circuits work as intended.
• Create test plans and unit test benches.
• Execute tests to ensure the design captures the architect’s intent.
• Ensure verification quality through coverage metrics and other means.

Requirements

• +5 years experiences in the related fields.
• Bachelor's, or Master's in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a similar discipline.
• Direct experience with microarchitecture, instruction set design, or CPU pipeline optimization is preferred.
• Thorough understanding of the high-level verification flow methodology (test plan creation, test generation, failure analysis, coverage analysis, and closure).
• Functional programming experience is not required but helpful.
• Proficient in troubleshooting and possessing strong analytical capabilities.
• Good interpersonal skills to listen to diverse points of view and influence people from different disciplines.

Qualifications

• BS/MS Degree in EE, CE or CS 5-8 years relevant experience with IP/Component functional verification, preferably in Core/CPU verification.
• Deep understand of computer architecture is desired.
• Experienced developer using Object Oriented Programing principles.

Skills

• None specified, but proficiency in troubleshooting and analytical capabilities are required.

Benefits

• In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/incentive compensation and/or equity.
• This role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more!

Additional Information

• This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in United States of America.
• Any offer of employment for this position is also contingent on the Company verifying that you are a authorized for access to export-controlled technology under applicable export control laws or, if you are not already authorized, our ability to successfully obtain any necessary export license(s) or other approvals.
• SiFive is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
• We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job candidates and will comply with all E-Verify regulations.