Qualcomm
CPU Verification Engineer (RISC-V)
$176K–$263K
Santa Clara, California +4 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Austin, Texas
North Carolina - Remote
Oregon - Remote
Washington - Remote - Experience
- 4+ years with a bachelor's degree; 3+ years with a master's degree; or 2+ years with a PhD, in listed or related engineering work.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Verifies CPU and SoC microarchitectures by creating and executing plans, testbenches, and environments to ensure designs meet product requirements.
What you'll do
- Develop test and coverage plans, verification methodologies, environments, and testbenches for assigned functional areas.
- Run verification plans, including design and environment bring-up, regressions, and failure debugging.
- Track and report verification progress using metrics such as bugs and coverage.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of relevant work experience; OR a master's degree and 3+ years; OR a PhD and 2+ years.
- 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 RISC-V, microprocessor verification domains, and Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS).
- Experience leading a small CPU verification team; familiarity with formal methods, assertions, or silicon bring-up is helpful.
Pay
$175,600.00 - $263,400.00 USD (pay range; salary/base pay)
Tools
RISC-V, Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS), Simulators, Gate-level Simulation
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