Staff Engineer, Design Verification (AI)

Location: Daily onsite presence at the San Jose, California office in the United States

Base pay range: $163,000–$253,000 USD annually, with additional incentive opportunities.

Company

A global semiconductor technology company developing computing and memory solutions for AI/ML workloads, smartphones, electric vehicles, data centers, and IoT devices.

What you will do

• Develop verification infrastructure and automation for builds, simulations, regressions, and triage.
• Lead verification of AI accelerator IP blocks in collaboration with architects and RTL engineers.
• Create direct and constrained-random testbenches and define functional and performance verification plans.
• Close verification quality metrics and document verification strategies and test environments.
• Debug failures cross-functionally with design, compiler, and simulation engineers.
• Mentor junior engineers when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years, Master’s degree with 8+ years, or PhD with 5+ years of industry experience.
• Strong SoC or IP verification and testbench development experience using UVM, SystemVerilog, C/C++, and Perl or Python scripting.
• Experience verifying designs across multiple levels, from complex IP blocks and dies to SoCs and full-system testing.
• Strong RTL understanding, microarchitecture and computer architecture knowledge, and advanced debugging skills, preferably involving AI accelerators.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and independent-working skills.
• Ability to work onsite daily at the San Jose office.

Nice to have

• Experience with computational logic, interconnect networks, or memory systems.
• Knowledge of FPGA and emulation platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and diverse workplace focused on innovation, collaboration, curiosity, and resilience.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
• 4+ weeks of paid time off annually, plus holidays and sick leave.
• Family support including fertility and adoption assistance, medical travel support, and virtual veterinary care.
• Emotional wellness benefits including confidential therapy sessions and wellness applications.
• Onsite café and gym, virtual fitness classes, charitable giving match, and a flexible work environment.