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CPU Design Verification Engineer

ACL Digital
Los Gatos, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 4/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/2/2026

We are seeking a Design Verification Engineer to develop and maintain UVM-based verification environments for CPU subsystems.

Responsibilities:

  • Verify CPU cores, pipelines, and instruction execution
  • Implement constrained-random testing and advanced testbench architectures
  • Integrate Instruction Set Simulators (ISS) with DV environments
  • Debug complex functional issues across hardware and testbench


Requirements:

  • 5 years design verification experience
  • Strong SystemVerilog and UVM skills
  • Experience in CPU/processor verification and testbench architecture


Preferred:

  • Familiarity with ISS (e.g., Spike)
  • Experience with random instruction generators (e.g., Sting)
  • Knowledge of processor software toolchains

Hourly Wage Estimation for CPU Design Verification Engineer in Los Gatos, CA
$56.00 to $67.00
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