Sr SOC Verification Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Sr SOC Verification Engineer (AI): Verify custom Inferentia and Trainium SOC designs for cloud-scale machine learning acceleration with an accent on SOC-level integration of 3rd party IPs and comprehensive testbench development. Focus on creating random testcases, executing coverage plans, debugging bugs, and maintaining regression infrastructure.

Onsite: USA, TX, Austin or USA, CA, Cupertino

USA, CA, Cupertino - $183,000 - $247,600 USD annually; USA, TX, Austin - $159,200 - $215,300 USD annually

Company

Annapurna Labs develops Inferentia and Trainium SOCs powering AI workloads in AWS datacenters worldwide.

What you will do

• Verify custom chip designs at the SOC level
• Integrate 3rd party IPs and VIPs into SOC testbenches
• Create comprehensive testplans, write robust random testcases, and execute coverage plans
• Maintain autosmoke and regression infrastructure
• Dive deep into bugs and perform triages
• Mentor junior engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields
• 8+ years of design verification experience using SystemVerilog and UVM
• 8+ years experience in testbench development including stimulus, checkers, assertions, and coverage

Nice to have

• Experience verifying multiple design levels: custom blocks, IP blocks, sub-systems, full-chip SOC
• Experience with multiple verification platforms
• Experience with C/C++ and object-oriented programming
• Experience with scripting languages like Python
• Experience with AMBA protocols (AHB/APB/AXI), interconnect protocols (PCIe, UCIe), memory sub-systems
• Experience verifying complex CPU, GPU, or ML accelerator designs

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive team culture with employee-led affinity groups and diversity conferences
• High value on work-life balance with flexible working hours
• Mentorship and career growth through knowledge sharing and project assignments
• Comprehensive benefits: health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave
• Sign-on payments and RSUs