Verification Director, AI Inference - Vancouver ***Completed***
Our client develops industry-leading AI inference engines and they are the #1 provider of eFPGA solutions. Their product is the industry’s fastest and most-efficient AI edge inference accelerator that brings AI to high-volume applications. Their architecture is covered by dozens of patents and is highly differentiated giving us a sustainable competitive advantage.
They recently completed a large funding round, and the growth is led by a seasoned CEO with significant past successes. They are now seeking a Verification Director that will guide a team focused on IP and SOC verification but will also manage the verification organization. This position is a critical leadership position for our inference and eFPGA products.
Responsibilities:
● Manage the verification organization
● Responsible for functional verification and validation of inference IP and SOCs
● Ensure that methodologies used for verification are state-of-the-art
● Ensure timely completion of verification tasks
● Interface with IP providers and EDA vendors
● Drive verification planning activities
● Work closely with RTL designers and architects to ensure quick resolution of issues
● Clearly document verification plans
Required Experience
● Extensive experience leading SOC and IP verification methodologies
● Extensive experience leading SOC and IP verification execution
● Experience applying automation infrastructure for verification
● Experience using formal methods
● Experience creating testbenches using UVM
● Recent experience working with major IP providers and EDA vendors in the industry
● Excellent communication skills
● BSEE/MSEE with 10 or more years of relevant industry experience
● Must be innovative and be able to cater solutions to particular designs
Preferred experience
● Understanding of computer architectures for artificial intelligence
● Experience debugging on FPGA platforms
● Understanding of FPGA architectures
● Experience delivering SystemC or similar architecture modeling tools
Must be passionate about being part of an aggressive, venture-backed startup team that is changing chip architecture. Must be entrepreneurial, innovative problem solver and willing to work hard. Position is in Vancouver BC and only available to folks with legal status in Canada.
The company offers very competitive compensation in addition to equity, which given the track record of the leadership, may turn into real money down the road.
Contact: Amanda Du Toit amanda@corporate.bc.ca