GPU DV Engineer
$182,200 - $273,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 29 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a GPU DV Engineer at Qualcomm, you will verify, architect, design, implement, and optimize the performance and power of GPU cores.
What you'll do
- Leverage GPU knowledge to architect, design, implement, verify, and optimize the performance and power of GPU cores. - Build functional model simulations, develop software, and create tests for graphics to verify correctness and meet performance and power targets. - Design, program, and run graphics tests under diverse scenarios and benchmarks to verify functionality, performance, power, and stability. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, third-party vendors, and external users to guide implementation. - Develop driver and compiler software to support GPU products. - Write technical documentation and feature descriptions for GPU projects to guide users and customers.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 4+ years of relevant engineering experience (or Master's degree with 3+ years, or PhD with 2+ years). - Experience in software engineering, hardware engineering, systems engineering, or related technical disciplines. - Experience verifying functionality, performance, power, and stability in graphics or hardware designs.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field. - 2 years of relevant GPU experience. - 1 year of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director and above). - 1 year in a technical leadership role with direct reports.
Skills: GPU verification, functional model simulations, graphics tests, functionality verification, performance optimization
This role has been open 114 days — well above the 64-day median for Design Verification roles.
Design Verification · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
1233
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Median days open
64 d
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Median salary
$185k
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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 (1233 roles · 97 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 115 | 1233 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 407 | 3283 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 41 d | 64 d (−23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: GPU verification, functional model simulations, graphics tests, functionality verification, performance optimization
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 115 open roles · median 41 d
- AMD · 93 open roles · median 51 d
- NVIDIA · 84 open roles · median 62 d
- Synopsys · 66 open roles · median 37 d
- SiFive · 55 open roles · median 79 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 51 open roles · median 121 d
How we counted: 1233 open Design Verification (Design Verification) roles from 97 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 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.