CPU Verification Engineer - New College Grad 2026

Location: US, CA, Santa Clara

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Join our CPU Verification Team to contribute to Design Verification tasks like testbench development and regression debug. You'll support design, implementation, and system-level validation/debug, impacting various product lines from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and artificial intelligence. Be part of our global team pushing the boundaries of computing.

What you’ll be doing:

• Define/plan/implement/execute verification strategy of complex CPU designs.

• Ability to delve into lowest level details of CPU unit design specification, implementation and it's core level impact.

• Interactions with design engineers to define detailed verification scope.

• Draft detailed verification testplans.

• Define/Create a scalable constrained-random verification environment using SystemVerilog and UVM.

• Drive stimulus, comprehensive coverage strategy to show continuous progress towards tape-out.

• Lookout for continuous improvement of verification flows/processes.

• Agility to work on multiple tasks/projects.

What we need to see:

• Recently completed a BS or MS in EE/CS or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Minimum 6 months experience with CPU verification / validation and software programming.

• You have strong programming fundamentals in SystemVerilog/Python/C/C++ and assembly

• Understanding of ARM A64, X86 Architectures.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers with some of the most forward-thinking, inventive, and hardworking people working here - we need your help to build our future. Are you creative, ambitious, and love challenges? We want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 100,000 USD - 166,750 USD for Level 1, and 116,000 USD - 189,750 USD for Level 2.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until February 23, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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