NVIDIA

Senior Verification Engineer

US, CA, Santa Clara Full time

As a member of our CPU Verification Team, you will be responsible for a portion of the Design Verification, focusing on tasks such as testbench/scoreboard/stimulus development, regression debug, and coverage closure, supporting design, implementation, and system level validation/debug. This position offers you the opportunity to have real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from data center needs to self-driving cars, all in the growing field of artificial intelligence.

What you'll be doing:

  • Ability to delve into lowest level details of CPU sub-unit design specification, implementation and its core-level impact.

  • Interactions with design engineers and architects to define detailed verification scope.

  • Draft detailed verification testplans.

  • Define/Create a scalable constrained-random verification environment using SystemVerilog and UVM.

  • Drive stimulus, comprehensive coverage strategy to show continuous progress towards tape-out.

  • Lookout for continuous improvement of verification flows/processes.

  • Ability to lead and provide detailed technical guidance to junior verification engineers.

  • Agility to work on multiple tasks/projects.

What we need to see:

  • BS/MS (or equivalent experience) with 5+ years of experience.

  • Experience with FrontEnd CPU verification (e.g. Branch Prediction, Instruction Cache, TLB)

  • Background with UVM verification methodology.

  • Experience or knowledge with SystemVerilog, SVA or functional coverage.

  • Good communication skills and ability & desire to work as a team player.

  • Experience with ARM A64, X86 Architectures.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 3, and 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until March 6, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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