IBM CPU Verification Engineer 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

964539223

• Verification Environment Development: Guide the development of verification environments, testbenches, and test cases for IBM server processors, SOCs, and ASICs.
• Collaborative Debugging: Collaborate with design teams and key stakeholders to debug and resolve logic design issues, ensuring the delivery of high-quality designs.
• Coverage Closure: Drive verification coverage closure by developing comprehensive test plans and strategies, ensuring thorough verification of IP/unit/block-level designs.
• Programming: Utilize object-oriented programming skills in C/C++ and scripting languages like Python/Perl to write complex test scenarios and automate verification processes.
• Ongoing Skill Development: Develop proficiency in IBM functional verification tools and methodologies, staying updated with the latest advancements in the field.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience in the following areas
• Computer architecture knowledge, Processor core design specifications, instruction set architecture and logic verification.
• Core architecture/micro-architecture verification
• Multi-processor Cache Coherency/Network on Chip/Memory Hierarchy verification.
• AXI/AHB/ACE/ACE-lite/CHI/On Chip System Fabric interface verification or any other Processor/SoC coherency transport interconnect fabric verification.
• Minimum one full life cycle leadership experience of a processor/SoC verification flow with focus on Coherency Transport Interconnect and/or Network on Chip Verification
• Good object-oriented programming skills in C++/SystermVerilog, scripting languages like Python/Perl.
• Verification knowledge in Clock domain crossing and reset domain crossing
• Knowledge of functional verification methodology like UVM/OVM
• Knowledge of HDLs (VHDL/Verilog)
• Developed test plans and test strategies for IP/unit/block level verification of Coherency Transport Interconnects
• Worked on multiple levels of verification (unit/element/sub-system/system level)
• Development experience on Linux/Unix environments, GIT repositories and good understanding of Continuous Integration and DevOps workflow
• Exposure in developing testbench environment, write complex test scenario, debugging and triaging fails
• Experience in driving verification coverage closure.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Stress testing and ability to identify corner case scenarios.
• Good understanding of computer system architecture and microarchitecture.
• Knowledge in IP Integration and SoC level verification.
• Knowledge of design patterns in programming