CPU Verification Engineer, Entry-Level

Description

Invent the future with us.

Recognized byFast Company’s 2023 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient, sustainable cloud computing.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team — we’d love to have you apply!

About The Role

As an entry-level CPU (Core) Verification Engineer , you will be a key member of the design verification team at Ampere to deliver our high-quality next generation AI integrated, cloud-native server class SoCs. You will be responsible for defining verification strategies and architecting solutions for complex verification problems. You will partner with stakeholders in adjacent domains and enable verification team to left shift bug hunting and meet verification goals on schedule. You'll be involved with all aspects of product development starting with specifications through tape-out and product launch.

What You'll Achieve

• Define strategy and requirements for pre-silicon verification of new design components
• Create test plans for block-level verification
• Design and implement test benches and verification environment
• Develop random test generators to generate tests and debug failures
• Code and analyze coverage to meet product quality requirements
• Debug post-silicon system level failures
  
  

About You

• Solid understanding of computer architecture and out-of-order (OOO) processor concepts.
• Skilled in using System Verilog and familiar with verification environments using UVM
• Knowledge of multi-core processor cache coherency protocols.
• Programming experience in high level programming languages like C, C++ and Python/Perl/Shell scripting.
• Coursework, projects, or internships providing experience with design verification, L2/L3 Caches, Load Store Unit, Floating-Point Unit, MMU is a plus.
• Clear and effective communication skills, problem-solving abilities and a verification mindset.
  
  

Education

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science & 2 years of related experience; or MS & 0 years
  
  

What We’ll Offer

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus (i.e., variable pay tied to internal company goals), long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $98,500 and $164,000, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $110,000 and $184,000.

Benefits

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. Benefits highlights include:

• 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
  
  

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.