CPU Verification ML Tool Engineer - Santa Clara, United States
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves owning the ML-based verification tools and flow for a high-performance, low-power processor design.
What you'll do
- Work with verification engineers and RTL designers to define effective ML-based verification for processor design.
- Drive and develop ML-based tools and flows for CPU verification.
- Develop, verify, and maintain efficient testbench environments.
- Test ML-based tools and flows with selected blocks from the real design.
What you'll need
- BS degree.
- Experience with Programming/scripting in C, C++, or Python.
- Computer Architecture coursework or experience.
Nice to have
- RTL development experience.
- Programming skills with Verilog or SystemVerilog.
- Machine Learning experience.
Skills: ML based verification, CPU verification, Testbench environments, RTL development, SystemVerilog
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 63-day median for Design Verification roles.
Design Verification · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
1206
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Median days open
63 d
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Median salary
$187k
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| Metric | Apple | All employers we track in this specialty (1206 roles · 95 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 29 | 1206 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 70 | 3195 · 113 employers |
| Median days open | 20 d | 63 d (−43 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $187k |
Skills observed across this category: ML based verification, CPU verification, Testbench environments, RTL development, SystemVerilog
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 111 open roles · median 42 d
- AMD · 102 open roles · median 49 d
- NVIDIA · 76 open roles · median 62 d
- Synopsys · 61 open roles · median 25 d
- SiFive · 55 open roles · median 66 d
- Micron Technology · 52 open roles · median 98 d
How we counted: 1206 open Design Verification (Design Verification) roles from 95 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.