Senior Core Design Verification Engineer - Penang, Malaysia
Originally posted 22 September 2026 by the employer — open 0 days.
About the role
This role involves developing and executing verification plans, test benches, and environments to validate CPU logic designs against architectural specifications.
What you'll do
- Develop and implement comprehensive verification plans, test benches, and environments for CPU logic functionality.
- Execute simulation models to validate CPU microarchitecture designs, analyze power and timing, and identify design bugs.
- Debug and root-cause issues in pre-silicon environments, applying corrective actions to resolve failing tests.
- Collaborate with CPU architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams to optimize verification processes.
- Maintain and enhance existing functional verification methodologies and infrastructure.
- Contribute to the definition and development of CPU architectural and microarchitectural features.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 3+ years of hands-on experience in CPU design verification OR a Master's degree in a related field with 2+ years of experience.
- Proficiency in System Verilog and UVM for pre-silicon verification.
- Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, Perl, and C/C++.
- Solid understanding of CPU architecture and microarchitecture fundamentals.
- Experience debugging CPU or DFx issues in pre-silicon environments.
- Proven ability to analyze, debug, and solve complex technical problems.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of TAP (Test Access Port) and DFx methodologies.
- Experience with ASIC or FPGA design verification, particularly with x86 CPU designs.
- Familiarity with emulation or FPGA prototyping and post-silicon validation/debug processes.
- Background in fault-simulation tools and methodologies.
Skills: CPU design verification, verification plans, test benches, System Verilog, UVM, CPU architecture
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 60-day median for Design Verification roles.
Design Verification · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
1150
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Median days open
60 d
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Median salary
$188k
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| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (1150 roles · 94 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 22 | 1150 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 62 | 3066 · 114 employers |
| Median days open | 55 d | 60 d (−5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $188k |
Skills observed across this category: CPU design verification, verification plans, test benches, System Verilog, UVM, CPU architecture
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 106 open roles · median 50 d
- AMD · 102 open roles · median 34 d
- NVIDIA · 89 open roles · median 68 d
- Synopsys · 62 open roles · median 17 d
- Micron Technology · 54 open roles · median 101 d
- SiFive · 52 open roles · median 49 d
How we counted: 1150 open Design Verification (Design Verification) roles from 94 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.