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Graphics Diagnostics Engineer
The Role
Be part of the world's leading graphics accelerator team developing test applications for the functional and behavior verification of state-of-the-art graphics accelerators. This role executes designing and implementing 3D graphics compilers, libraries, and tests, as well as analyzing and debugging the results.
The Person

• The candidate should be a hardworking self-starter, proactive, able to share ideas, and able to provide design verification leadership.
• Excellent knowledge of hardware/software integration and standard diagnostic testing techniques
• Excellent communication skills
• Sophisticated developer in a complex software environment
• Exceptional problem-solving capabilities and data analysis skills

Key Responsibilities

• Explore and adopt new or evolving testing methodologies used in the industry to verify complex ASIC designs within intensive production schedules.
• Participate in system-level verification planning.
• Collaborate with hardware architects and logic designers to solve functional issues, and customer support engineers to help resolve testing deficiencies.
• The candidate would be responsible for planning, designing, implementing, debugging, and optimizing compiler and SDK/Library for 3D graphics hardware IP, as well as developing functional and stress tests.
• Work within existing test infrastructure on currently active projects.

Preferred Experience

• Experience on shader programming and shader language compiler
• Knowledge of RTL design practices and tools is a plus
• Knowledge of cmake
• A proven knowledge of 3D graphics hardware/firmware/software integration
• Familiarity with Conan package manager
• Experience developing in a sophisticated software environment
• Python, Perl, and Bash
• Explore and adopt new or evolving testing methodologies used in the industry to verify complex ASIC designs within aggressive, market-driven schedules
• Candidate should have extensive experience in the diagnostic or verification environments with emphasis on ASIC system-level testing
• A proven understanding of graphics engine architecture
• Object-oriented programming in modern C++
• Experience with source code control systems
• Strong software development skills on Linux
• 3D game engine development is a plus
• Real-time 3D graphics libraries, such as Vulkan, OpenGL, or Direct3D
• Standard diagnostic testing techniques

Academic Credentials
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree, in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science
Location:
Markham, Canada
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