Senior Formal Verification Engineer

Job Description

​We are seeking an experienced Senior Formal Verification Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will leverage advanced formal verification techniques to ensure the correctness and performance of high-end RISC-V cores. You will collaborate closely with architects and RTL engineers, employing cutting-edge formal tools and methodologies to build innovative verification solutions. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the development of high-quality CPU designs and optimize the CPU verification process through rigorous formal analysis and bug detection methods.

Responsibilities

• Engage in formal verification of architecture and microarchitecture for high-performance RISC-V core.
• Collaborate with architects and RTL design engineers to identify, specify, and verify components suitable for formal analysis.
• Use formal tools and methodologies focused on ensuring the correctness of arithmetic, logical, and data transfer operations.
• Develop formal abstract models to verify system-level properties such as deadlock freedom and non-starvation.
• Create innovative verification flows, integrating formal techniques with simulation-based methods for effective bug detection.
• Build reusable and scalable proof techniques to enhance the formal verification process.

Qualifications & Skills:​

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s (BS) or Master’s (MS) degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience:
  • Hands-on experience with data path and control path formal techniques.
  • Familiarity with model checking tools for formal verification.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and high self-motivation.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse design teams.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth in an innovative startup environment.
• Collaboration with talented engineers passionate about cutting-edge CPU technologies.
• A flexible and inclusive work culture based in Portland, OR or Austin, TX.