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Senior Principal Emulation Design Verification Engineer

Community Options, Inc.
Portland, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 12/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/24/2026
Description

Invent the future with us.  

Recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient, sustainable cloud computing. 

By providing a new level of predictable performance, efficiency, and sustainability Ampere is working with leading cloud suppliers and a growing partner ecosystem to deliver cloud instances, servers and embedded/edge products that can handle the compute demands of today and tomorrow.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team — we’d love to have you apply! 

About The Role

As an Senior Principal Emulation Design Verification Engineer, you will play a vital role in shaping and delivering high-quality, next-generation AI-integrated server-class SoCs. Your responsibilities will include executing the SoC design emulation verification for server-class AI cloud-native processors, with a significant focus on verifying cache coherency to ensure optimal performance and data consistency across multiprocessor systems



What you’ll achieve:

  • Develop and execute emulation design verification strategies in the domains of system level stress and cache coherency.
  • Create emulation models from RTL to run test content, using industry standard emulation platform technology.
  • C based test content development.
  • Utilization of emulation platform tools, including Palladium and Zebu, to enhance the verification and validation processes.

About you:

  • 8 years of experience in SoC emulation-based verification processes.
  • High skilled in verifying cache coherency models.
  • Expertise in industry standard emulation technologies like Palladium or Zebu.
  • Solid understandingof ARM or x86 Architecture.
  • Proficient in developing simulation and emulation friendly verification IP in C/C , Python or System Verilog.
  • Knowledge of emulation compilation flows, debug capabilities and performance tuning.
  • Familiar with peripheral protocols such as DDR/CXL/PCIe.

Education

  • BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science & 12 years of related experience; MS degree & 8 years

What we’ll offer:

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus (i.e., variable pay tied to internal company goals), long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $169,500 and $282,500, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $178,500 and $297,500.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week.

Benefit Highlights Include

  • Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
  • Unlimited Flextime and 10 paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
  • A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

Salary : $169,500 - $297,500

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