GPU Design Verification Engineer

TL;DR

GPU Design Verification Engineer: Plan, design complex structures, and lead verification efforts for GPU logic blocks and features with an accent on scalable testbenches, functional coverage, and pre-silicon debugging. Focus on architecting UVM-based environments, assertion-based verification, and root cause analysis in high-performance simulations.

Location: On-site presence required in Folsom, California, US

Salary: $122,440.00-232,190.00

Company

Semiconductor leader in data center solutions, delivering Xeon-based and custom x86 products for compute, web services, HPC, and AI-accelerated systems.

What you will do

• Plan and design complex GPU architecture verification strategies, leading projects and debugging.
• Collaborate with architects to define and execute comprehensive test plans for graphics microarchitecture.
• Develop scalable, reusable IP verification plans, testbenches, and environments.
• Own test environment development, feature verification, functional coverage closure, and issue replication.
• Validate functionality via simulations, power/timing analysis, and bug uncovering using assertions.
• Drive technical reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement in verification methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in EE/CE/CS or related + 3+ years experience; Master's +2 years; PhD +1 year
• 4+ years in ASIC design and verification
• SystemVerilog coding and UVM verification
• Assertion-based methodologies, constrained random testing
• Protocols: AMBA, PCIe, USB; tools: VCS, Xcelium, Questa
• Simulation debugging, coverage analysis, leading teams, mentoring

Nice to have

• High-performance data center, AI tools, advanced nodes
• Industry standards contribution
• Python/C++ scripting, silicon bring-up
• Complex IP verification planning and testbenches

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay, stock bonuses, health, retirement, vacation benefits.
• Shift 1 (United States of America).
• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.