Description

Invent the future with us.

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 AIcompute.

As a pioneer in the new frontier of energy efficient high-performance computing, Ampere is part of the Softbank Group of companies driving sustainable computing for AI, Cloud, and edge applications.

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

About the role:

As a part of the Emulation Team at Ampere, you will be part of verification of the next generation of microprocessor cores on hardware emulation platform by developing and deploying new capabilities and test content to accelerate bug finding in pre-silicon.

What you'll achieve:

Your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Be part of the emulation verification execution team and be responsible for planning, development, and execution of test content in varied domains including system stress, cache coherency and concurrency.
Work in collaboration with design and architecture teams to root-cause failures using advanced debugging techniques.
Create emulation models from RTL to run test content, using industry standard emulation platform technology.
Develop or integrate high performance transactors and emulation test bench in System Verilog, System C/C++ and Python

About you:

M. Tech or B. Tech in Electronics Engineering or Computer Engineering with 2+ years of semiconductor experience
Good understanding of Soc architecture and System Verilog for design and verification.
Strong software development experience in compiled (C/C++) and interpreted (Python, Tcl) languages
Strong hardware/software co-debug skills.
Knowledge about Cache coherency models, memory consistency models in AArch64 and/or x86.
Knowledge about coherent interconnect protocols such as AMBA CHI, AXI4, ACE, etc. Knowledge of PCIE, Ethernet, DDR/LPDDR technologyis a plus.
Experience developing bare-metal content using C/C++ and assembly language for verification. ARM assembly expertise preferred.
Emulation technology of Zebu, Palladium or Mentor Veloce or FPGA Prototyping would be preferred.
Self-motivated engineer with passion for innovation and demonstrated out-of-box thinking is strongly required.

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, cash long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits highlights include:

Premium medical, dental, vision insurance, parental benefits includingcrechereimbursement, as well as a retirement plan,so thatyou can feel secure in your health,financial futureand child care during work.
Generous paid time off policy so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance
Fully catered lunch in our office along with a variety of healthy snacks, energizing coffee or tea, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

And thereismuch more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. 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.

Emulation Verification Engineer (AI)