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Etched

Design Verification Engineer - Internal IP

Austin · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 97 days ago
PythonNLPVerilogResearchProblem Solving

About the role

  • You will ensure the custom IPs powering our chips - including systolic arrays, DMA engines, and NoCs - are robust, high-performance, and silicon-ready.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain UVM/SystemVerilog testbenches for high-performance IPs (compute arrays, DMAs, NoCs, memory subsystems).
  • Work closely with architects and designers to validate functionality and design intent.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills for complex digital designs.
  • Solid knowledge of computer architecture and digital design fundamentals.

Requirements

  • Proficiency with UVM and SystemVerilog.
  • Hands-on experience verifying datapaths, memory systems, interconnects, or high-throughput fabrics.
  • Familiarity with SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and formal verification techniques.
  • Experience verifying systolic arrays, DMA engines, or NoC/AXI protocols.
  • You may be a good fit if you have
  • Strong candidates may also have experience with

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
  • $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
  • Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
  • Partner with SW, FW, and emulation teams to ensure end-to-end bring-up and debug coverage.
  • Contribute to reusable DV infrastructure, coverage models, and methodology improvements.

Company info

  • We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes.
  • We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and greatly value engineering skills.

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