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GPU Design Verification Engineer- Power

Qualcomm San Diego, California, United States

onsitefull-time

Salary: $195,200 - $292,800 / year

Posted Jan 22, 2026Apply by Jul 21, 2026

Role & seniority: Senior/Staff Verification Engineer focusing on low-power verification for GPU/ASIC designs within Qualcomm’s Digital ASIC group.

Stack/tools: SystemVerilog, UVM/constrained random verification, UPF-based power-aware verification, testbench/UVC development, RTL/System-level simulation, emulation, integration of third-party VIPs/UVCs, embedded firmware, Python scripting.

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Create verification plans and test plans for low-power design features; drive verification methodology and coverage goals.

  • Develop verification components and testbenches (UVCs), integrate third-party VIPs/UVCs, and build portable setups across simulation/emulation.

  • Perform Power Aware verification in random environments with embedded firmware; close low-power coverage metrics; assist SoC DV, chip bring-up, and post-silicon debug.

Must-have skills

  • Degree (BS/MS/PhD) in CS/CE/Electrical Engineering or related field with substantial relevant experience (5–6+ years).

  • Hands-on SystemVerilog/UVM-based constrained random verification; low-power verification and UPF-based power analysis.

  • Experience developing verification components, testbenches, and integrating VIPs; hardware-software co-debug and waveform debugging; RTL/system-level verification.

Nice-to-haves

  • Power-aware emulation verification; formal verification (low-power) experience; embedded firmware verification; experience with GPU/CPU/DDR/bus domains; Python scripting; coverag

Full Description

Company

  • Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

  • Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

General Summary

  • Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT) is the world leader in wireless ICs powering the majority of 5G devices and is the largest fabless semiconductor in the world. QCT's Digital ASIC design team delivers cutting edge hardware and software products that power the user’s experience and graphics content of the most advanced mobile devices on the market.
  • Responsibilities will include
  • Work with Architecture and Design team to understand the low power design features and create verification plan
  • Develop test plan documents for the design features and get them reviewed with design team
  • Develop verification components, testbench for low power verification and integrate third party VIPs/UVCs as required
  • Create constraint random verification environment using System Verilog, UVM
  • Follow company defined verification methodologies
  • Perform Power Aware Verification in a random verification environment with embedded firmware running on the design
  • Regress and close the required Low Power coverage metrics to ensure high quality design
  • Create portable test setup, verification components that can be reused across simulation, emulation platforms
  • Perform failure debug involving hardware software co-debug
  • Work with tool vendors and push the methodology to improve the verification flows.
  • System level RTL simulation & design verification.
  • Support SoC DV for their integration verification, chip bring up and post silicon debug.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
  • OR
  • Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
  • OR
  • PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Desirable Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or closely related field
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in System Verilog, OVM/UVM based constrained random verification.
  • 5+ years in Design validation/post-silicon debug.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in developing verification components/UVCs, testbench for RTL verification
  • 5+ years of hands on testbench bringup, integrating third party VIPs, digital design, verification, debugging, and waveform debug
  • 3+ years of experience in UPF based Power Aware verification
  • 3+ years of experience in Functional coverage model development and/or code coverage closure

Preferred Skills

  • MS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; 8 years of practical experience
  • Power Aware Emulation verification experience
  • Hardware/Software Co-verification or embedded firmware verification experience is highly desirable
  • Worked on Low Power coverage metrics collection and coverage closure
  • Knowledge of GPU/CPU/DDR/Bus preferred
  • Scripting skills using Python
  • Formal verification experience (AND/OR) Low Power Formal Verification experience
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits

  • $195,200.00 - $292,800.00
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GPU DesignVerificationSystem VerilogUVMLow Power VerificationTestbench DevelopmentDebuggingPower Aware VerificationFunctional CoverageEmbedded FirmwareDigital DesignScriptingFormal VerificationPost-Silicon DebugHardware Software Co-DebugVerification Methodologiesmulti-location

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