Introduction

As a Hardware Developer at IBM, you'll get to work on the systems that are driving the quantum revolution and the AI era. Join an elite team of engineering professionals who enable IBM customers to make better decisions quicker on the most trusted hardware platform in today's market.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• As a Functional verification engineer, you will be working on IBM server processors/SOC or ASICs used in IBM servers.

• Leading the development of the verification environment, testbenches and writing testcases.

• Develop skills in IBM Functional verification tools and methodologies.

• Owning and Driving execution of subunits/unit level Verification

• Work with design as well as other key stakeholders in debugging and fixing logic design issues and deliver a quality design

• Work with development team to ensure coverage criteria is met.

• Work with logic and development teams to identify test scenarios, create test plans and execute the scenarios.

• Work with IBM Verification community to improve Verification methodology.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 12 + years of experience in Functional Verification of processors or ASICs.

• Minimum 9+ years of experience in any of the following

• Computer architecture knowledge, Processor core design specifications, instruction set architecture and logic verification.

• Core architecture/micro-architecture verification

• Multi-processor cache coherency, Memory subsystem verification.

• IO subsystem knowledge, any of the protocols like PCIE/CXL, DDR, Flash, Ethernet etc

• AXI/AHB/ACE/ACE-lite fabric verification or any other SoC fabric verification.

• Gate level simulation and emulation.

• Track record in leading teams

• Clock domain crossing and reset domain crossing verification

• Knowledge of functional verification methodology - UVM/OVM/System Verilog/SystemC/

• Knowledge of HDLs (Verilog, VHDL)

• Developed test-plans and test strategies for IP/unit/block level verification.

• Good object-oriented programming skills in C/C++, scripting languages like Python/Perl.

• Worked on multiple levels of verification (unit/element/sub-system/system level)

• Development experience on Linux/Unix environments, GIT repositories and good understanding of Continuous Integration and DevOps workflow

• Exposure in developing testbench environment, write complex test scenario, debugging and triaging fails

• Experience in driving verification coverage closure.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Stress testing and ability to identify corner case scenarios.

• Knowledge of high-speed SERDES and PHY Verification

• Good understanding of computer system architecture and microarchitecture.

• Knowledge in IP Integration and SoC level verification.

• Good understanding of the Server System

About Business UnitIBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world's most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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