Sr Staff Engineer Design

Design Verification Engineer – Debug and Trace Verification

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Introduction:

MIPS is seeking an experienced Design Verification Engineer with over 7 years of industry experience to lead verification efforts focused specifically on the Debug and Trace Unit. The successful candidate will have extensive hands-on experience utilizing advanced verification methodologies, including constrained random testing, and coverage-driven verification. This senior role involves close collaboration with CPU architects, designers, and cross-functional global teams to ensure high-quality, high-performance processor designs.

Your Job:

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive verification activities for Debug Unit to closure.

• Collaborate closely with design teams and architects to thoroughly understand and interpret microarchitectural and functional specifications.

• Develop comprehensive verification plans and execute these plans through testbench creation, test case development, and rigorous analysis.

• Create directed and constrained random test cases in SystemVerilog, Assembly, and C to verify complex debug triggers and other scenarios.

• Analyse verification coverage metrics to identify and close coverage gaps efficiently.

• Automate and optimize verification flows and regression environments using scripting languages like Python, Perl, TCL, or Shell.

• Mentor junior verification engineers, providing technical guidance and leadership within the verification team.

Other Responsibilities: 

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or higher in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering.

• 7+ years of relevant verification experience, specifically in CPU or complex SoC verification.

• Deep knowledge and practical experience with verification methodologies such as UVM and constrained random verification.

• Proficiency in SystemVerilog, Verilog, C/C++, and Assembly.

• Solid understanding of interconnect and coherency protocols such as AXI, APB, ACE, OCP, CHI.

• Strong scripting skills in Python, Perl, TCL, or Shell.

• Experience with CPU architectures, particularly RISC-V, ARM, or MIPS.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262).

• Prior exposure to ARM or RISCV Debug Architecture.

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