CPU Core Verification Engineer

AMD
Austin
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

Design verification engineer focused on functional verification of x86 microprocessor cores. You will develop golden reference models for X86 instructions, create verification plans, and collaborate with architects to validate new ISA features across CPU generations, using C++/Python and Verilog-based tools in a hybrid Austin, TX environment.

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AMD
7 months ago

CPU Core Verification Engineer

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Job Summary

Design verification engineer focused on functional verification of x86 microprocessor cores. You will develop golden reference models for X86 instructions, create verification plans, and collaborate with architects to validate new ISA features across CPU generations, using C++/Python and Verilog-based tools in a hybrid Austin, TX environment.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and implement golden reference architectural models of X86 instructions in an instruction set reference model.
  • •Enable tools and flows to deliver instruction set reference models to core verification teams and as documentation into X86 architectural manuals.
  • •Work with core architects regarding specifications for new ISA instructions and other customer visible features added to the CPU core.
  • •Write instruction set reference model code using programming languages (C++/Python etc.) with ability to support new ISA features over CPU core generations and core variants in a generation.
  • •Define and implement plans including stimulus, checking and functional coverage plans for instruction set reference model testing.

Key Requirements

  • •BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or related field of study
  • •Strong knowledge of microprocessor architecture with experience in x86 or ARM ISA
  • •Proficiency in C/C++, Python, and scripting; hands-on software development for hardware verification
  • •Hands-on experience with hardware modeling or testbench development and Verilog-based simulation
  • •Working experience in a UNIX software environment
Experience:SemiconductorsProcessorHardwareEngineering
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C++PythonVerilogX86 AssemblyUNIXAssembly

Company Brief

AMD
Designs and produces semiconductor products including CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive SoCs for consumer, enterprise, and embedded markets, competing across PCs, data centers, and gaming industries.
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1969
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