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Summary of Role:

MIPS – A Global Foundries company is seeking a Design Verification Engineer with 8**+ years of experience** to join our CPU verification team. The successful candidate will work on verification of processor components, focusing on CPU core functionality, coherency, and cache subsystems. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience with advanced verification methodologies and collaborate with world-class architects and designers.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Perform functional verification of CPU cores and related subsystems (coherency and cache controllers).
• Understand and interpret microarchitectural specifications to develop effective verification strategies.
• Develop and execute verification plans, including testbench creation and test case development.
• Write directed and constrained random test cases in System Verilog, C, and Assembly.
• Utilize UVM-based environments for coverage-driven verification.
• Analyze coverage reports and assist in closing coverage gaps.
• Automate regression and verification flows using scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Shell.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and architects to ensure design quality and performance.

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 degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience in design verification, preferably in CPU or SoC verification.
• Hands-on experience with System Verilog, UVM, and constrained random verification.
• Familiarity with CPU architectures such as RISC-V, ARM, or MIPS.
• Basic understanding of cache and coherency concepts.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Perl, or Shell.

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to RISC-V architecture.
• Knowledge of interconnect protocols like AXI, ACE, or CHI.
• Experience with FPGA prototyping or emulation platforms.

Expected Salary Range

$153,000.00 - $265,000.00

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at usaccommodations@gf.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

An offer with Global Foundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

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