CPU Processor Performance Verification Engineer
Core
Verify CPU performance features in chip designs through pre-silicon and post-silicon correlation, characterization, and tuning.
Role type
Senior IC silicon performance verification engineer
Builds
High-performance CPU chips for consumer electronics
Domain
Semiconductor hardware design and CPU architecture
Required skills
CPU architecture, RTL design, performance modeling, digital logic design, assembly programming, C/C++, Verilog, System Verilog, performance profiling, benchmarking, coverage analysis, test infrastructure development
Preferred skills
Performance test plan development, workload analysis, compiler optimization techniques, instruction profiling tools, silicon validation, cross-functional team optimization
Technologies
Verilog, System Verilog, C, C++, Assembly, RTL, Silicon, OS, Compiler
Responsibilities
Collaborate with architects and RTL designers to verify performance features and correlate with models; Develop test plans, infrastructure, and checkers in C/Verilog/Assembly; Debug performance issues and tune silicon; Benchmark and compare CPU performance across silicon/OS/compiler versions; Analyze coverage to ensure feature completeness; Present performance results to multi-functional teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
