Senior IP Verification Engineer

Job Title

Senior IP Verification Engineer

Role Summary

Lead verification for front-end multimedia IP to ensure first-pass silicon success. Work on a front-end multimedia IP team that partners with ASIC designers, IP architects, and other verification engineers.

Hybrid role based in Santa Clara, CA; responsibilities span IP-level verification through IP integration into full-chip environments.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 5+ years of proven design verification experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include designing and executing verification plans, building verification environments, and driving closure of functional and performance goals.

• Drive development and verification of multimedia IP with emphasis on first-pass silicon success.
• Collaborate with ASIC designers, IP architects, and other verification engineers to formalize product features and verification strategy.
• Verify IP using SystemVerilog and UVM; design and maintain testbenches.
• Automate unit-level, trace-based testing against reference C models.
• Architect verification environments and maintain verification documentation.
• Develop simulation models and manage regression flows across HLS, Verilog, and FPGA simulations.
• Perform performance testing and analysis; track and close functional and code coverage.
• Support IP integration testing into full-chip environments.
• Advance verification techniques, methodologies, and automation within the team.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience, plus a few desirable qualifications.

• Must-have: 5+ years of proven design verification experience.
• Must-have: Expertise in SystemVerilog and UVM for complex IP verification.
• Must-have: Experience building testbenches, simulation models, and managing regressions and coverage closure.
• Must-have: Programming/scripting experience in C and Python.
• Must-have: Strong written, verbal, and technical communication skills.
• Nice-to-have: Experience verifying High-Level Synthesis (HLS) designs.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with AI-enabled IDEs for code development.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with FPGA simulation, performance testing, and verification automation flows.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, 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.