Senior ASIC Verification Engineer - HSIO

NVIDIA AI; Westford (MA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Design Verification Engineer in Westford, MA to verify HSIO controllers and interconnect IP across IP/sub-system levels using advanced DV methodologies (UVM). You will craft test plans, build verification environments, and collaborate with architects and design teams to ensure robust silicon delivery.

The role emphasizes strong SystemVerilog/UVM expertise, debugging skills, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in ASIC/SoC verification.
• Experience at Unit/Sub-system/SOC level with SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Expertise in verification of IP or interconnect protocols (Ethernet, USB, SATA).
• Experience with random stimulus, functional coverage, and assertion-based verification (UVM).
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Verify ASIC design, architecture, golden models and micro-architecture of High Speed I/O controllers (Ethernet, NVLink) at IP/sub-system levels using UVM.
• Build reusable bus functional models, monitors, checkers and scoreboards following coverage-driven verification.
• Define verification scope, develop test plans and infrastructure to verify design correctness.
• Collaborate with architects, designers, and verification teams across silos to accomplish tasks.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Test planning

Debugging

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree

Tools

Verification tools

Job description

Job Requisition ID JR2023479

Job Category Engineering

Time Type Full time

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Design Verification Engineer to verify the design and implementation of the next generation of High Speed I/O controllers for the world's leading SOCs and GPUs. 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. At NVIDIA, our employees are passionate about parallel and visual computing. We're united in our quest to transform the way graphics are used to solve some of the most complex problems in computer science.

The GPU started out as an engine for simulating human imagination, conjuring up the amazing virtual worlds of video games and Hollywood films. Today, NVIDIA's GPU simulates human intelligence, running deep learning algorithms and acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. NVIDIA is increasingly known as "the AI computing company."

What You’ll Be Doing

• Be responsible for the verification of ASIC design, architecture, golden models and micro-architecture of High Speed I/O controllers, like Ethernet and NVLink, at IP/sub-system levels using advanced DV methodologies such as UVM.
• Building reusable bus functional models, monitors, checkers and scoreboards following coverage driven verification methodology.
• Understanding the design specification and implementation, defining the verification scope, developing test plans, tests, and the verification infrastructure used to verify the correctness of the design.
• Collaborating with architects, designers, and pre and post silicon verification teams to accomplish your tasks.

What We Need To See

• Bachelors or Masters Degree (or equivalent experience) with 5+ years of relevant experience
• Experience at Unit/Sub-system/SOC level and expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM
• Expertise in comprehensive verification of IP or interconnect protocols (e.g. Ethernet, USB, SATA)
• Experience in verification using random stimulus along with functional coverage and assertion-based verification methodologies (UVM) and exposure to industry standard verification tools for simulation
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem solving skills
• Great communication and collaboration skills to interact within the team and across functional teams

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Good understanding of the system level architecture of HSIO-based designs, like Ethernet or CXL
• Experience with Perl, Python or similar scripting and/or SW programming languages is highly desireable
• Experience with AI-enabled code assist or root-cause analysis tools

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 at NVIDIA. Are you a creative and autonomous engineer who loves a challenge? Join our HSIO Verification team and help us build future interconnect architectures that will continue to drive us forward in the fields of High Performance 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 22, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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