CPU Verification Engineer - Texas, Austin, United States
$60,000 - $200,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 July 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 28 July 2026.
About the role
As a CPU Verification Engineer within Intel's Silicon Engineering Group, you will verify and validate processor designs alongside architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute comprehensive verification plans to validate CPU logic against architectural specifications. - Build scalable UVM-based testbenches and define functional coverage models. - Run system-level simulations to identify design bugs and ensure functional integrity. - Debug and root-cause issues in the pre-silicon environment, implementing corrective measures to resolve test failures. - Collaborate with CPU architects and RTL designers to verify architectural and microarchitectural features. - Maintain and improve verification infrastructure, methodologies, and flow automation.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree with 3+ years, Master's with 2+ years, or PhD with 6+ months of relevant experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field. - Expertise in SystemVerilog for developing UVM-based testbenches. - Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Perl for test automation and debugging. - Experience programming with C++ and developing validation strategies based on architectural insights. - Understanding of CPU architecture and microarchitecture fundamentals, including timing analysis and power optimization. - Experience in design verification, validation, or related semiconductor engineering roles with an emphasis on CPU architecture.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field. - Experience with Synopsys simulators (e.g., VCS), debug tools, and version control software such as GIT. - Familiarity with x86 architecture and assembly programming. - Knowledge of agile development methodologies.
Skills: UVM, SystemVerilog, verification plan, functional coverage, CPU
This role has been open 214 days — well above the 66-day median for Design Verification roles.
Design Verification · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
1254
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Median days open
66 d
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Median salary
$185k
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| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (1254 roles · 96 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 43 | 1254 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 101 | 3310 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 33 d | 66 d (−33 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: UVM, SystemVerilog, verification plan, functional coverage, CPU
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 118 open roles · median 45 d
- AMD · 92 open roles · median 55 d
- NVIDIA · 91 open roles · median 65 d
- Synopsys · 65 open roles · median 41 d
- SiFive · 55 open roles · median 83 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 52 open roles · median 125 d
How we counted: 1254 open Design Verification (Design Verification) roles from 96 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 26 Oct 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.