GPU Design Verification Engineer

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Job Description: 

The Role and Impact
Are you passionate about cutting-edge computer graphics and excited to contribute to the technology that powers millions of devices worldwide? Join Intel's Graphics IP team as a GPU Design Verification Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the functional accuracy and performance of Intel's leading-edge GPU architectures. This position provides an opportunity to collaborate with a world-class team of architects, designers, and engineers to deliver next-generation graphics solutions. Your work will directly impact Intel's mission to redefine how the world experiences technology, driving innovation across integrated, discrete, and AI-enabled graphics platforms.
Key Responsibilities

• Develop scalable and reusable IP verification plans, test benches, and architectures for graphics logic components, including 3D graphics, media, and display.

• Execute verification plans and run system simulation models to validate design, analyze power and timing, and identify bugs.

• Debug and resolve failing tests in the pre-silicon environment, root cause issues, and implement corrective measures.

• Collaborate with architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams to enhance verification methodologies and meet functional, performance, and power goals.

• Write specifications for design enhancements and code design changes in RTL while adhering to coding guidelines.

• Analyze timing reports to optimize design approaches for frequency requirements.

• Develop functional/code coverage goals and ensure coverage closure to maintain high-quality design standards.

• Interface with emulation and software teams to align RTL validation efforts.

• Contribute to process improvements and gain domain expertise for independent validation execution.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field with 3+ years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with 2+ years of experience, or a PhD in related field.

• Experience in System Verilog and UVM methodologies.

• Experience in testbench development, feature verification, coverage execution, and assertion-based verification.

• Experience Python or similar scripting languages.

• Expertise in RTL design and debugging using industry-standard tools and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience GPU or CPU architecture, including computer architecture fundamentals.

• Debug experience in frontend design and verification flows, tools, and methodologies.

• Prior exposure to IP development teams and verification strategies.

• Familiarity with programming languages such as C, C++, and object-oriented programming.

• Working knowledge of scripting languages like Perl, Ruby, or Python.

• Effective problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.

Be a part of Intel's journey to engineer the future and deliver innovations that shape the world. Apply now to drive meaningful technology advancements with us.

          

Job Type:Experienced Hire

Shift:Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location: US, California, Folsom

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Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $105,650.00-200,340.00 USD

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