Software Engineer — RISC-V Random Test Generator Cupertino, California, United States of America CPU Engineering Posted 21 hours ago

General Summary: About the Role

You will contribute to a Python-based random test generation (RTG) framework and its companion assembler library that together form the core of a RISC-V CPU design-verification toolchain. The RTG drives a JIT-style, simulator- coupled generator that produces ELF binaries exercising the RVA23.1 ISA — including privileged modes, virtual memory, interrupts, vector, and cryptography extensions. The assembler library provides the bit-accurate instruction encoding layer that the RTG and other tools consume.

What You'll Do

• Implement new generation objects for RISC-V extensions; common micro-architectural scenarios; and complex data/control-flow composable idioms.
• Add instruction forms and encodings to the python companion assembler and verifying bit-level correctness against the RISC-V ISA spec.
• Write and tune generation themes which are knob-driven test profiles that compose objects to improve RTL coverage.
• Work within the privileged-software stack: exception/interrupt handlers, page-table builders, PMP configuration, and IMSIC programming sequences.
• Work with ISS and RTL verification engineers to triage failures, add targeted regression scenarios, and adjust constraint logic (register allocators, address-space managers, data fillers).

What We’re Looking For

• 2–5 years of experience in CPU design verification, ISS development, or hardware-software co-design.
• Solid Python 3 skills; comfort with generator-based coroutines and object- oriented design patterns.
• Working knowledge of the RISC-V ISA: instruction encoding formats (R/I/S/B/ U/J, compressed, vector), CSR semantics, privilege levels (M/S/U), and the memory model. Alternatively, similar knowledge for x86 or ARM.
• Familiarity with virtual memory (Sv39/Sv48), PMP, and trap/interrupt handling.
• Exposure to random test generation flows or ISS/RTL co-simulation is a plus.

Nice to Have

• Compiler development experience.
• Understanding of hypervisor and/or AIA/IMSIC interrupt architecture.
• Familiarity with constraint-propagation libraries.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits

$167,100.00 - $250,700.00

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