Design Verification Engineer - NPU- Engineer to Sr. Staff Engineer
$174,400 - $261,600 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is for a Design Verification Engineer focusing on hardware design verification within Qualcomm's Hexagon DSP AI team. The position involves verifying NPU designs.
What you'll do
- Verify high speed CPU/GPU/DSP designs.
- Apply random test generation methodologies.
- Apply problem-solving skills to create solutions.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience, OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of experience, OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of experience.
Nice to have
- 3 years of experience in design verification methods.
- 3 years of experience with programming (e.g., C, C++ , Python), computer architecture, or embedded systems.
- 3 years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design.
- Masters or Doctorate - Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering.
Skills: design verification methods, ASIC design, NPU, programming C/C++, computer architecture
This role has been open 8 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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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (1206 roles · 95 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 106 | 1206 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 389 | 3183 · 114 employers |
| Median days open | 43 d | 63 d (−20 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $187k |
Skills observed across this category: design verification methods, ASIC design, NPU, programming C/C++, computer architecture
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 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.