Senior Design Verification Engineer - CPU / SoC

Company:  European Tech Recruit
Location: Cambridge
Closing Date: 06/07/2026
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent

Job Description

Senior Design Verification Engineer - CPU / SoC


We are currently partnered with an industry leading semiconductor giant in the UK looking to expand their team with an experienced Design Verification Engineer to join a high caliber team of engineers working on high-performance CPUs and SoC validation. In this role, you will work closely with Architects to prove the correctness of complex micro-architectures before they reach the hands of millions of global users.


This is a permanent position based in Cambridge - please note this is a full onsite role.


Key responsibilities for this Senior Design Verification Engineer position:

  • Work with SOC Architects to validate high-level system requirements and micro-architectural concepts.
  • Develop detailed Test and Coverage plans for specific functional domains within the CPU.
  • Build scalable and portable verification environments, including Stimulus, Checkers, Assertions, and Trackers.
  • Enable all features under your care through rigorous regressions and deep-dive debugging of test failures.
  • Report progress using advanced metrics, including functional coverage and bug density.


Key requirements:

  • Extensive experience working with CPU technologies with proven skills in domains such as Cache Coherence, Memory Ordering, Branch Prediction, Renaming, and Speculative Execution.
  • Experience with Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS) at the Block and Subsystem levels.
  • In-depth experience with Simulators, Waveform viewers, and Formal Proof Tools.
  • Familiarity with Formal Verification, Assertions, and Silicon bring-up.


Keywords: CPU Verification / Design Verification / DV / SystemVerilog / UVM / Cache Coherence / Branch Prediction / Formal Verification / RIS / SOC / Assembly / Cambridge / Silicon Bring-up


If you are interested in this Senior Design Verification Engineer position, please send a CV to [email protected]


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