Processor Design Verification Engineer
$111,600 - $167,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 22 September 2026 by the employer.
Work on Digital Signal Processor (DSP) development spanning multi-core, out-of-order execution, cache memory, and advanced low power design.
About the role
This role supports the architecture, design, verification, and performance analysis for Digital Signal Processor (DSP) development across mobile, machine learning, automotive, and IoT products. Technical scope includes high-performance microprocessor design concepts such as multi-core, multi-threaded, out-of-order execution, cache memory, and advanced low-power design.
What you'll do
- Assist with the development of small, well-defined blocks, features, and tests to achieve required quality, functionality, power, performance, and timing targets. - Identify basic architecture and design problems, escalate findings to project leads, and incorporate feedback from design reviews. - Track, document, and communicate issues, features, and design changes across teams. - Use tools such as architectural simulators, digital design simulators, emulators, and test generators to verify design correctness.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - 2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - 1 year of experience with programming (such as C, C++, or Python), computer architecture, or embedded systems. - 1 year of experience in design verification methods.
Skills: Processor Design Verification, high-performance microprocessor design, design verification methods, architecture and design problems, tests
This role has been open 30 days — well below the 64-day median for Design Verification roles.
Design Verification · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
1254
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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 (1254 roles · 97 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 120 | 1254 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 423 | 3322 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 42 d | 64 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: Processor Design Verification, high-performance microprocessor design, design verification methods, architecture and design problems, tests
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 120 open roles · median 43 d
- AMD · 94 open roles · median 53 d
- NVIDIA · 84 open roles · median 65 d
- Synopsys · 67 open roles · median 39 d
- SiFive · 55 open roles · median 81 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 52 open roles · median 123 d
How we counted: 1254 open Design Verification (Design Verification) roles from 97 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 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.