Staff Design Verification Infrastructure Engineer - VIPs and Testbench

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As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications in the world. SiFive’s unrivaled compute platforms are continuing to enable leading technology companies around the world to innovate, optimize and deliver the most advanced solutions of tomorrow across every market segment of chip design, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, automotive, data center, mobile, and consumer. With SiFive, the future of RISC-V has no limits.

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Job Description:

Join SiFive’s Design Verification Infrastructure team to develop and maintain the Verification Platform VIPs, AIPs, and other testbench components used across SiFive. An ideal candidate will be a strong Design Verification engineer with a solid understanding of software engineering. You will be expected to collaborate with Design Verification engineers to develop reusable testbench components and integrate them within SiFive’s Chisel-based Verification Platform..

Responsibilities:

• Architect, develop, and maintain the Verification Platform to provide a common infrastructure that scales with the growth of SiFive for Design Verification and other verification and validation activities

• Develop Verification Platform libraries for expressing verification intent in Scala with Chisel, including test harnesses, stimulus, scoreboards, and other generators

• Develop Verification Platform VIPs, AIPs, and other testbench components using System Verilog, UVM, and other related technologies

• Develop Verification Platform test plans and testbenches to verify and release testbench components with high quality

• Educate the Design Verification and other verification and validation teams on best practices and how to achieve them with the Verification Platform

Requirements:

• Design Verification experience with System Verilog and UVM

• Experience designing and verifying VIPs, AIPs, and other testbench components

• Understanding of modern software engineering practices

• Typically 7+ years with BS/MS/PhD in EE/CE/CS or related field.

Desired:

• Experience with Chisel, Scala, and/or Python

• Understanding of EDA tools and flows for Design Verification

• Familiarity with DevOps practices, build systems, and CI / CD

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:

Any offer of employment for this position is also contingent on the Company verifying that you are a authorized for access to export-controlled technology under applicable export control laws or, if you are not already authorized, our ability to successfully obtain any necessary export license(s) or other approvals.

SiFive is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.