CPU Core Verification Engineer

2 days ago


Austin, Texas, United States Tenstorrent Full time
Join Our Team as a CPU Core Verification Engineer

Tenstorrent is a leading innovator in cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. As a CPU core verification engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the high-quality delivery of our RISC-V CPU.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Functional verification with emphasis on core level testplanning, stimulus development, and regression debug for simulation and emulation regressions
  • Understand ISA and microarchitectural specifications for the Core and create comprehensive testplans
  • Hands-on debug for core level failures. Propose and implement stimulus enhancements and debug capability improvements for core, cluster, and chip level testbench environments
  • Develop architectural and microarchitectural coverage for core features and create stimulus for closing coverage in a timely manner
  • Support design deployment across simulation and emulation platforms
  • Develop random and directed stimulus that spans pre-silicon, emulation, and post-silicon domain
  • Work with design, test, and post-silicon validation teams to ensure high-quality delivery of the entire CPU core/cluster
Requirements:
  • BS/MS/PhD in EE/ECE/CE/CS with at least 3 years of experience
  • Strong background and experience with high-performance OOO CPU microarchitecture
  • Experience and understanding of one or more ISAs - x86, ARM, or RISCV
  • Experience debugging RTL and DV in a simulation environment, proficient at waveform and log file-based debug
  • Experienced with assembly, C/C++, and UVM-based stimulus generation targeting both ISA and microarchitectural scenarios
  • Familiar with simulation, formal, and emulation environments
  • Hands-on with scripting (Python, PERL)
  • Experience with hardware description languages (Verilog, VHDL) and simulators (VCS, NC, Verilator)
  • Strong problem-solving and debug skills across various levels of design hierarchies
What We Offer:
  • Competitive compensation package and benefits
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • U.S. Export Control laws and regulations compliance


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