Senior CPU Pre-Silicon Verification Engineer (SystemVerilog/UVM)

Location: On-site in Austin, Texas, or Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Salary: $164,470–$311,890 annual USD

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor, CPU, and platform technologies for personal devices, data centers, and edge computing.

What you will do

• Lead and execute functional verification of CPU logic against design specifications.
• Develop IP verification plans, UVM-based testbenches, scalable verification environments, and coverage strategies.
• Run system simulation models to analyze functionality, power, and timing and uncover design issues.
• Replicate, debug, and identify root causes of failures in the pre-silicon environment.
• Collaborate with CPU architects, RTL developers, and physical design teams on architectural and microarchitectural features.
• Document verification plans, conduct technical reviews, improve verification methodologies, and lead a small team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience; or a master's degree with 7+ years; or a PhD with 4+ years.
• Experience with design verification and validation methodologies, UVM, SystemVerilog, and industry-standard EDA tools.
• Knowledge of digital logic design, including instruction set execution, ALUs, control units, registers, memory, and system buses.
• Experience developing UVM-based testbenches for reusable and scalable verification environments.
• Programming experience with C/C++ and SystemVerilog, plus at least one scripting language such as Python, Perl, or Bash.
• Ability to work on-site in the United States.

Nice to have

• RTL development experience and knowledge of x86 or other computer architectures.
• Use of AI agents in verification.
• Git experience and familiarity with Synopsys simulators.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within hirify.global's Silicon and Platform Engineering Group on next-generation CPU and platform solutions.
• Compensation includes competitive pay, stock bonuses, health benefits, retirement programs, and vacation.
• Shift 1 schedule in the United States.