NPU Design Verification Engineer (Multiple Levels)
$160,200 - $240,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 22 October 2026 by the employer.
Verify Hexagon DSP and NPU processor cores and associated subsystems for mobile SOC, server, IoT, and automotive roadmaps.
About the role
This role is responsible for verifying the function, performance, and power characteristics of Hexagon DSP/NPU processor cores and associated subsystems. The work spans unit- and subsystem-level verification across mobile SOC, server, IoT, and automotive roadmaps.
What you'll do
- Own a unit and/or subsystem verification environment through all stages of the verification process. - Collaborate with digital architects and designers to develop verification plans, implement testbenches, and execute verification strategies. - Work closely with architecture, design, and implementation teams to address verification issues across modern design flows. - Support customers receiving core IP to verify the integration of the processor core within larger SOC components.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 4+ years of relevant experience (or a Master's degree with 3+ years, or a PhD with 2+ years). - 2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design. - Experience in digital design verification, including modern verification environments and techniques. - Detailed understanding of SystemVerilog testbench verification environments. - Strong programming background with emphasis on object-oriented programming.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering. - 5 years of experience in processor verification. - Knowledge of cache, memory coherency, interconnect, bus protocols, and processor integration.
Skills: SystemVerilog, UVM, NPU, Verification, Testbench
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 65-day median for Design Verification roles.
Design Verification · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
1241
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Median days open
65 d
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Median salary
$185k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (1241 roles · 97 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 120 | 1241 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 423 | 3322 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 42 d | 65 d (−23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: SystemVerilog, UVM, NPU, Verification, Testbench
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 115 open roles · median 42 d
- AMD · 94 open roles · median 52 d
- NVIDIA · 85 open roles · median 64 d
- Synopsys · 66 open roles · median 38 d
- SiFive · 55 open roles · median 80 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 52 open roles · median 122 d
How we counted: 1241 open Design Verification (Design Verification) roles from 97 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 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.