Senior Hardware Verification Architect for DSP/AI

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary, stock and performance related

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee stock purchase scheme

Matching pension scheme

Education Assistance

Relocation and immigration support (if

Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insu

Subsidised memberships for physical or

Bicycle purchase scheme

Employee run clubs

Job summary

QT Technologies Ireland Limited in Ireland is seeking a Senior Hardware Verification Engineer to lead verification of complex processor, DSP, AI accelerator, and system-level designs for Qualcomm's Hexagon DSP AI team.

You will develop verification plans, testbenches, and coverage strategies, drive constrained-random and formal verification, and mentor junior engineers across collaboration with architects, design, and software teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in hardware design verification.
• Strong experience with SystemVerilog, UVM, and modern verification methodologies.
• Experience verifying complex CPU, GPU, DSP, AI accelerator, networking, or SoC designs.
• Solid understanding of computer architecture, microprocessor design, and digital design fundamentals.
• Proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as C, C++, Python, or similar.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes across multiple levels of the design stack.

Responsibilities

• Lead the verification of complex processor, DSP, AI accelerator, and system-level hardware designs.
• Develop comprehensive verification plans, testbenches, and coverage strategies to ensure functional correctness and high-quality silicon.
• Drive verification execution using constrained-random, coverage-driven, assertion-based, and formal verification methodologies.
• Collaborate with design and architecture teams to review specifications and identify potential verification risks early in the development cycle.
• Debug complex RTL and system-level issues through simulation, emulation, and formal analysis.
• Develop reusable verification infrastructure, automation, and verification IP to improve team productivity and scalability.
• Analyze coverage and verification metrics, driving closure activities across multiple projects.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in verification methodologies, tools, and workflows.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Verification methodologies

CPU verification

GPU verification

DSP verification

AI accelerator verification

C++

Python

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

QT Technologies Ireland Limited in Ireland is seeking a Senior Hardware Verification Engineer to lead verification of complex processor, DSP, AI accelerator, and system-level designs for Qualcomm's Hexagon DSP AI team.

You will develop verification plans, testbenches, and coverage strategies, drive constrained-random and formal verification, and mentor junior engineers across collaboration with architects, design, and software teams.