$133,400 - $200,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 31 August 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 5 November 2026.
About the role
This role is responsible for the verification of Graphics IP, conducting pre- and post-silicon verification to verify correctness and ensure performance and power goals are met for GPU cores.
What you'll do
- Create and maintain verification test benches and environments in System Verilog/UVM.
- Develop and leverage advanced testing frameworks to generate and recreate real-world system integration conditions.
- Collaborate with Architecture, Software, Firmware, Design, Modeling, Emulation, and Post-silicon validation teams to define test methodology and content.
- Participate in GPU architecture and micro-architecture reviews.
- Collect, organize, and execute system-level test content including directed testcases, gaming benchmarks, standards compliance testsuites, and system-level scenarios.
- Build automation for continuous integration and testing based on GPU IP.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
Nice to have
- 1+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience, including 1+ years of relevant GPU experience.
- Experience with System Verilog, UVM, Verilog or VHDL, and C/C++.
- Experience developing constrained random tests, functional coverage development, and design debug.
- Exposure to emulation or prototyping platforms such as Veloce, Palladium, Zebu, or FPGA.
- Experience in system or sub-system level verification, benchmarking, and performance analysis.
- Master's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Skills: GPU hardware, verification test benches, System Verilog/UVM, constrained random, functional coverage
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This role has been open 65 days — slightly above the 57-day median for Design Verification roles.
Design Verification · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
1317
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Median days open
57 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$184k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (1317 roles · 99 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 118 | 1317 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 399 | 3472 · 119 employers |
| Median days open | 48 d | 57 d (−9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $184k |
Skills observed across this category: GPU hardware, verification test benches, System Verilog/UVM, constrained random, functional coverage
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 117 open roles · median 49 d
- NVIDIA · 104 open roles · median 71 d
- Apple · 99 open roles · median 9 d
- AMD · 83 open roles · median 65 d
- Synopsys · 73 open roles · median 50 d
- SiFive · 58 open roles · median 63 d
How we counted: 1317 open Design Verification (Design Verification) roles from 99 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 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.