Principal Silicon Verification Engineer

Graphcore is a SoftBank-owned AI-compute company developing AI processors, systems, and software for machine-learning workloads.

Bristol, United Kingdom
About Graphcore

Graphcore develops Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) and the Poplar SDK for building and running machine-learning applications. It continues operating under the Graphcore name as a wholly owned SoftBank Group subsidiary.

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About the Role

You will perform silicon verification activities to ensure RTL matches the architecture specification. You will plan verification, specify and close functional coverage, generate tests, diagnose failures and contribute to shared verification infrastructure. You will communicate across sites and provide feedback to architects.

Requirements

  • Verification experience in a relevant industry
  • Leadership and planning skills
  • Ability to work across teams and programming languages to find root causes of complex issues
  • Experience with verification processes in CPU or ASIC environments
  • SystemVerilog
  • Python
  • C++
  • Linux
  • 12–14 years of engineering experience

Responsibilities

  • Perform verification activities for silicon designs
  • Ensure communication between sites
  • Plan verification and specify and close functional coverage
  • Provide feedback to architects
  • Generate tests and diagnose and triage failures
  • Contribute to shared verification infrastructure
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