ASIC Design Verification Engineer
$200,000 - $350,000 USD yearly
About the role
As an ASIC Design Verification Engineer, you will ensure the functional correctness and performance of AI inference ASICs.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute verification strategies for AI inference ASICs
- Define and implement test plans and verification methodologies
- Lead the development of verification environments using SystemVerilog UVM
- Create and maintain simulation testbenches, directed and constrained-random tests
- Collaborate with design and architecture teams to ensure functional coverage and closure
- Drive debugging and root cause analysis of design issues in pre-silicon and post-silicon validation
What you'll need
- 8+ years of experience in ASIC verification
- Expertise in SystemVerilog UVM and simulation tools
- Strong knowledge of verification planning, testbench development, and coverage-driven verification
- Experience with industry-standard EDA tools (Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor Graphics)
- Hands-on experience with debugging tools, waveform analysis, and scripting (Python, Perl, or TCL)
- Familiarity with AI/ML accelerators, memory subsystems, and high-speed interconnects
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This role has been open 68 days — well above the 58-day median for Design Verification roles.
Design Verification · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
1345
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Median days open
58 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Positron AI | All employers we track in this specialty (1345 roles · 99 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 1345 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 7 | 3525 · 120 employers |
| Median days open | 86 d | 58 d (+28 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 117 open roles · median 52 d
- Apple · 113 open roles · median 11 d
- NVIDIA · 105 open roles · median 72 d
- AMD · 85 open roles · median 68 d
- Synopsys · 74 open roles · median 52 d
- SiFive · 57 open roles · median 66 d
How we counted: 1345 open Design Verification (Design Verification) roles from 99 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.