Qualcomm
CPU Verification Engineer (Multiple Locations)
$176K–$263K
Santa Clara, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Education
- A minimum of BS degree in any of: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
About the job
Validates CPU and SoC microarchitecture by developing verification plans and environments, executing tests, debugging failures, and tracking coverage and bugs.
What you'll do
- Work with CPU and SoC architects to understand concepts and high-level requirements, then develop test and coverage plans.
- Build verification methodologies, environments, plans, and testbenches for a functional domain.
- Run bring-up and regressions, debug test failures, and report progress using metrics such as bugs and coverage.
What they ask for
- A minimum of a BS degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
- In-depth knowledge of microprocessor functions, architectures, and microarchitectures.
- Experience writing test plans, portable testbenches, transactors, and assembly code.
- Ability to develop and work independently on a block or unit of the design.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS) and verification across block/unit and subsystem/chip levels.
- Experience leading a small CPU verification team; familiarity with formal techniques, assertions, or silicon bring-up is helpful.
Pay
$175,600.00 - $263,400.00 USD (pay range; salary)
Tools
Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS), Simulators, Coverage collection, Gate-level Simulation, Waveform viewers, Mixed signal Verification, Formal, Assertions
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