Senior Verification Engineer, SoC

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation seeks a Senior SoC ASIC Verification Engineer to validate the functionality of high-performance AI-enabled SoCs powering autonomous systems, gaming, and automation. The role emphasizes defining verification strategies and building scalable testbenches for complex chips.

Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, FPGA and emulation teams to ensure robust verification, while leveraging C++, SystemVerilog, or UVM as core tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in EE, CS, CE.
• 5+ years of experience in ASIC DV.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience crafting testbenches for large chips.
• Solid understanding of verification concepts.
• Proficiency in at least one of C++, OO, UVM, SystemVerilog.

Responsibilities

• Define verification strategies and plans at full-chip level.
• Build and reform verification infrastructure and methodologies for next-generation SoCs.
• Collaborate with architects, RTL, FPGA, and emulation engineers to meet verification requirements.

Skills

ASIC DV experience

C++

SystemVerilog/UVM

Testbench development

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CS/CE

Tools

SystemVerilog

UVM

C++

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an exceptional Senior SoC ASIC Verification Engineer to confirm the functionality of the world’s most powerful AI-enabled SoCs. These SoCs power self-driving cars, gaming consoles, and automated machines. NVIDIA operates as a “learning machine,” constantly adapting to new opportunities that only we can pursue and that matter globally. Our worldwide team of talented people aims to push the boundaries of today’s technology and define tomorrow’s computing platform.

What you'll be doing:

• Work with some of the best engineers to define verification strategies and complete plans at the full chip level.
• Build and continuously reform verification infrastructure and methodologies to meet the demands of next-generation SoCs.
• Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, FPGA, and emulation engineers to ensure verification requirements are met for each project.

What we need to see:

• Bachelor's Degree in EE, CS, CE, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in ASIC DV.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in crafting testbenches and methodologies for large and complex chips.
• Deep understanding of verification concepts.
• Proficiency with at least one of these: C++, Object-Oriented Programming, UVM, System Verilog.
• Familiarity with verification challenges in large-scale builds.
• Solid understanding of basic concepts of CPU or SoC architecture.
• Experience with verification of SoCs with embedded processors or CPU verification.

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 September 4, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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