NVIDIA
Senior Verification Engineer - CPU
$168K–$310K
US, CA, Santa Clara +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, TX, Austin - Experience
- 8+ years of work experience in a verification domain working on CPU and/or CPU-based subsystems.
- Education
- PhD, Master's, or Bachelor's degree in EE/CS or related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Defines and executes verification strategies for CPU designs, developing testbenches and coverage plans to support product quality through tape-out.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute CPU verification strategies, stimulus, testbench, and coverage plans.
- Collaborate with architecture, build, and verification teams to prioritize work and define verification scope.
- Mentor verification engineers and improve verification methodologies.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of verification experience working on CPUs and/or CPU-based subsystems.
- Strong understanding of verification guidelines and hands-on experience with standard verification methodologies.
- Experience or knowledge defining and implementing scalable constrained-random verification environments using SystemVerilog and UVM.
- Proficiency in one or more scripting languages, such as Python or Perl.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Arm architecture.
- Knowledge of processor build concepts such as pipelines, caches, virtual memory systems, and coherency.
Pay
168,000 USD - 264,500 USD (base salary, Level 4); 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD (base salary, Level 5)
Tools
SystemVerilog, UVM, Python, Perl
AI focus
The job involves CPU verification; NVIDIA states that it uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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