Senior ASIC Verification Engineer — SoC & AI-Driven Innovation

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking Senior Verification Engineers to ensure the integrity of industry-leading SoCs and GPUs, spanning consumer graphics, autonomous vehicles, and AI workloads. You will join a cross-functional team across micro-architecture, design, and post-silicon validation, focusing on ARM-based backbone IPs and scalable verification strategies.

Responsibilities include leading ASIC verification, building robust UVM testbenches, and using advanced methods to verify complex logic.

Qualifications

• BS or equivalent in Electrical/Computer Engineering, or Computer Science; MS/PhD a plus.
• 5+ years of ASIC verification experience at IP and SoC level.
• Proven experience building UVM testbenches from scratch.
• Strong C/C++ programming for golden models and co-verification tests.
• Deep knowledge of Low-Speed IOs (QSPI, UART, I2C), High-Speed IOs (Ethernet), AXI/APB, DMAs, Memory Controllers.
• Expert in assertion-based checks (SVA), code coverage, and functional coverage.
• Strong debugging and analytical approach to SoC-level corner cases.
• Proficient scripting in Python, Perl, or TCL to automate flows.

Responsibilities

• Verify design and implementation of leading SoCs and GPUs for first-pass silicon success.
• Lead verification of ASIC design, architecture, golden models, and micro-architecture using UVM.
• Define verification scope and develop robust infrastructure for complex logic.
• Collaborate with architects, designers, and pre-/post-silicon teams to drive coverage.
• Advance AI/LLM-driven workflows to optimize testbench generation, debug, and coverage closure.

Skills

C/C++

Debugging & analysis

Formal checks

SVA

Python/Perl/TCL scripting

Low/High speed IOs knowledge

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

UVM

Perforce

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking Senior Verification Engineers to ensure the integrity of industry-leading SoCs and GPUs, spanning consumer graphics, autonomous vehicles, and AI workloads. You will join a cross-functional team across micro-architecture, design, and post-silicon validation, focusing on ARM-based backbone IPs and scalable verification strategies.

Responsibilities include leading ASIC verification, building robust UVM testbenches, and using advanced methods to verify complex logic.