Senior Principal Engineer, CPU Verification

Invent the future with us.

Recognized by Fast 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 our Aurora team, building a groundbreaking AI compute solution. Aurora combines high-performance general-purpose CPUs with integrated AI capabilities, offering a compelling combination of efficiency and market reach. This revolutionary product handles AI training, AI inference, web server workloads, and database operations all in one platform. Aurora is poised to deliver superior performance while consuming significantly less power.

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

About the Role:

As a Senior Principal Engineer, CPU Verification, 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:

Strategize and execute processor subsystem verification efforts across verification platforms

Review architecture and microarchitecture specs and influence design/microarchitecture decisions

Define verification strategy and test plans for cache coherency subsystem verification

Architect and lead development of verification collateral including test benches, random test generators and checkers

Lead and contribute to day-to-day execution of all verification activities to meet tape out quality requirements

Define post-si validation plans and debug post-silicon system level failures

Mentor/guide the work of other engineers to achieve project goals.

About you:

MS or BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.

Minimum 8 years (with MS) or 12 years (with BS) of IP and subsystem design verification experience preferably in CPU or Graphics cores

Solid understanding of high-performance microprocessor/computer microarchitecture, OOO execution and cache coherency concepts

Knowledge of ARM interconnect or other high performance interconnect protocols

Experienced in building new verification test benches using industry standard languages like System Verilog, SVTB, UVM/OVM and simulation tools

Programming experience in languages common to the industry (e.g., C, C++, Perl, Python) and experience automating design verification tasks

Knowledge of ARM or x86 architecture and assembly language programming

Good written and verbal communication skills, excellent attention to detail, strong analytical/problem solving skills

Experience in formal verification is a plus.

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, equity, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $161,100 and $271,900, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $171,800 and $286,300. We offer an annual bonus program tied to internal company goals and annual meritocratic equity 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. Benefits highlights include:

Premium medical, dental, 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.

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