CPU Verification Professional

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: Verification Planning & Execution: Develop comprehensive verification plans for CPU cores and related components, including functional verification, performance verification, and edge-case testing. Design and implement testbenches for CPU verification using SystemVerilog, UVM, or other relevant verification methodologies. Perform functional simulation, debugging, and analysis to identify and resolve design issues or bugs. Test Development: Write and maintain test cases for different aspects of CPU functionality, including control logic, pipelines, cache systems, and other subsystems. Create directed and random test scenarios to validate different modes of operation, handling of exceptions, interrupts, and other critical events. Work on functional, performance, and stress testing to ensure the CPU design meets the required benchmarks. Simulation & Debugging: Run simulations on testbenches, monitor waveform outputs, and analyze results to identify discrepancies between expected and actual CPU behavior. Use debugging tools and techniques (e.g., waveform viewers, code coverage, assertions) to track down issues and drive them to resolution. Collaborate with the design team to troubleshoot and resolve failures in the design or verification process. Performance and Power Verification: Verify CPU performance through benchmark testing and performance analysis. Work with the architecture team to analyze and optimize CPU power consumption and verify power-related aspects of the design. Conduct stress and corner-case testing to identify performance bottlenecks. Collaboration with Cross-functional Teams: Work closely with architecture, RTL design, and validation teams to ensure alignment between the verification environment and CPU architecture. Participate in design reviews, ensuring that verification requirements are considered and covered in the CPU design. Provide feedback to the design team regarding improvements to architecture and implementation for better verification coverage.