Verification and Tools Engineer

Opportunity Information
Job location:
2 in Austin, TX
Job type:
Full-time
Job description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Contribute to the development of the next generation industry leading Niagara processor! Join our project at the an early stage, grow with our team and help deliver a new CMT microprocessor core. The ideal candidate has a solid background in verification as well as experience with verification flows and methodologies. The right candidate will be able to make multiple contributions to the verification of the new design. You will contribute to the verification of the core through generation of directed and random diagnostics aimed at a complex functional block. An ability to create automation scripts in PERL is a core competency of this position. Understanding data sets and how to manipulate them to achieve the requirements for our evolving verification flow is also a possible activity for this position. Observe for yourself or take suggestions from the team on opportunities to automate and improve our processes. Ownership of the verification and functional coverage creation of blocks within the core is also an opportunity for the right individual.

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS: Strong web skills, including Twikis highly desired

Qualifications:

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE: Proficient in a Unix environment Candidate must be very good with verilog. Strong experience with PERL - A PERL guru. Experience writing and debugging assembly language diagnostics Experience with coverage driven verification methodologies Literate in SQL query language as well as setting up data bases Demonstrated ability to work independently Good Documentation and communication skills.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE: -Testbench languages such as vera -Experience with System Verilog Assertions and System Verilog Test Bench -Prior experience in the development of support tools and infrastructure. -Skilled in Unix environments and using makefiles -Experience interacting with data management systems such as RCS -Experience with SQL query language and data base creation & maintenance -Past experience verifying complex blocks from test plan writing through to creation and population of functional coverage

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6
MINIMUM LEVEL OF EDUCATION: BS EE/CS
FIELD OF STUDY: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science

Company / Agency Information
Company / Agency:
Sun Microsystems
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Company Background:

Sun Microsystems develops the most innovative products and services that power the network economy. We value the uniqueness, openness, entrepreneurship and innovation each employee brings – come join our team!

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