Chip Design Verification Engineer

Job Title

Chip Design Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Join NVIDIA's Chip Design Silicon Engineering team to design and verify high-speed communication chips with a focus on maximum throughput and low latency. The role works across design, micro-architecture, firmware and production teams to implement and validate block-level functionality under performance constraints.

Experience Level

Mid-level — requires around 2+ years of verification experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Plan and execute verification for chip blocks/entities according to specifications and performance constraints.
• Develop verification environments, testbenches, and validation suites to achieve functional and performance goals.
• Collaborate with design, micro-architecture, firmware and production teams to resolve issues and align on requirements.
• Perform debug of failures, root-cause analysis, and drive fixes through to closure.
• Work on cutting-edge PCI Express development (including next-generation PCIe work such as Gen7).
• Contribute to verification methodology, automation and coverage improvement.

Requirements

Key qualifications and skills.

• Must-have: 2+ years of verification experience.
• Must-have: Proven ability in block-level verification and creating testbenches/environments.
• Must-have: High level of English communication skills.
• Must-have: Self-motivated with desire to grow and excel.
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of the PCI Express standard.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with Specman or UVM-based verification flows.
• Nice-to-have: Validated experience in RTL frontend ASIC design or verification.
• Nice-to-have: Background in RTL microarchitecture and RTL coding.

Education Requirements

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Communication Engineering or a related technical field; or equivalent practical experience.

About the Company

Company: NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.