Staff CPU Verification Engineer

Nuvia

Nuvia

Raleigh, NC, USA
USD 150,717-200,300 / year
Posted on Sep 16, 2025

Job Description

Job Posting Date

2025-09-15


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

This individual leads, plans, synthesizes ambiguous or conflicting requirements and performs the complex responsibility of performing block level verification for complex, multi-feature designs using the most advanced verification techniques (sim, emulation). Review and refine testplan contents with help from design team and verification leadership. Construct emulation capable testbench and components for use on emulation and prototyping platforms. Debug complex systems and designs during the verification process. Investigate test and assertion failures and provide initial triage and debug. Work with design and microarchitecture to resolve all open issues and identify design faults. Build monitors, checkers, and assertions to aid in debug process. Follow coding and construction guidelines for all monitor components to enable cross-platform use. Build stimulus generation mechanisms that are reusable across platforms. Complete all testplan items necessary to achieve full test coverage. Support and maintain random stimulus generation capabilities to consistently reach expected coverage targets. Work with design and microarchitecture teams to understand coverage holes, and to craft stimulus required to cover those holes. Build functional coverage model to accurately measure transactional and architectural features of the design. Support unit level testcases to be ported to a full chip and bring-up environment. Build and support common testbench components useful for various design testbenches. Develop scripts and automation in Python, Perl, etc. to increase time savings in verification process. Acts as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings and communicates and implements a development plan.

*Telecommuting may be permitted. When not telecommuting, must report to Qualcomm’s office location(s) in Raleigh, NC.*

Will accept a Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field and one (1) year of experience in a related occupation. Will also accept a Bachelor's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field and six (6) years of progressive experience in a related occupation. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.

Pay Range: $150,717.00 - $200,300.00/year

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