Qualcomm
Design Verification Engineer - NPU- Engineer to Sr. Staff Engineer
$174K–$262K
Austin, Texas · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 5+ years with a master’s degree, or 4+ years with a PhD in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Science, Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Verifies hardware designs for Qualcomm’s Hexagon DSP AI team, focusing on high-speed CPU/GPU/DSP designs and random test generation.
What you'll do
- Verify high-speed CPU/GPU/DSP designs using random test generation methodologies.
- Apply problem-solving skills to develop solutions for difficult engineering problems.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of relevant experience; or master’s degree and 5+ years; or PhD and 4+ years.
- Experience in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of experience in design verification methods.
- 3+ years of experience with programming, computer architecture, or embedded systems; or high-performance microprocessor design.
Pay
$174,400.00 - $261,600.00 USD (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Python
AI focus
Hardware design verification for the Hexagon DSP AI team; no further AI-specific duties are stated.
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