ASIC Verification Engineer - GPU

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking elite ASIC Verification Engineers to verify the design and implementation of the world’s leading GPUs and SoCs. You will work on high‑performance processor elements and collaborate across design and verification teams to push frontiers in compute and graphics.

The role requires a BS in EE/CS/CE, 2+ years of experience, and strong SystemVerilog and C/C++ skills. Familiarity with UVM, VCS/Verdi, and test benches is valued. Base salary ranges by level, with equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE, CS or CE or equivalent
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in verification using random stimulus along with functional coverage and assertion-based verification methodologies
• Background with design and verification tools (VCS or equivalent simulation tools, debug tools like Verdi, GDB)
• Experience crafting test bench environments for unit and system level verification
• Strong background in SystemVerilog or similar HVL
• Expertise with C/C++ programming language

Responsibilities

• Verify the design and implementation of the industry's leading GPUs
• Verify ASIC design, architecture, golden models and micro-architecture using UVM
• Understand the design and verification scope, develop the verification infrastructure and verify the correctness of the design
• Collaborate with architects, designers, and pre and post silicon verification teams to accomplish your tasks
• Prior experience with processor verification, including instruction pipelines and caches, is desirable

Skills

SystemVerilog

C/C++

UVM

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

VCS

Verdi

GDB

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking elite ASIC Verification Engineers to verify the design and implementation of the world’s leading SoC's and GPU's. This position offers the opportunity to have real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence. We have crafted a team of extraordinary people stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the platform for the future of computing. In this position, you will help to build the high-performance processor elements that implement programmable compute and graphics functionality.

What you'll be doing:

• As a key member of our ASIC Verification team, you will verify the design and implementation of the industry's leading GPUs
• You will be responsible for verification of the ASIC design, architecture, golden models and micro-architecture using advanced verification methodologies such as UVM
• Understand the design and implementation of your unit, define the verification scope, develop the verification infrastructure and verify the correctness of the design
• Collaborate with architects, designers, and pre and post silicon verification teams to accomplish your tasks

What we need to see:

• Bachelors Degree in EE, CS or CE or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in verification using random stimulus along with functional coverage and assertion-based verification methodologies
• Background with design and verification tools (VCS or equivalent simulation tools, debug tools like Verdi, GDB)
• Experience crafting test bench environments for unit and system level verification
• Strong background in System Verilog or similar HVL
• Expertise with C/C++ programming language

Ways to stand out:

from the crowd:

• Prior experience with processor verification, including instruction pipelines and caches, is desirable
• Expert debugging and analytical skills
• Strong communication skills and ability & desire to work as a great teammate are a huge plus

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. Are you a creative and autonomous engineer who loves a challenge? Come join our GPU ASIC Verification team and help us build future architectures that will continue to drive us forward in the fields of computing, graphics and AI.

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 August 28, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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