SoC Verification Lead

Location: US, CA, Santa Clara

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

NVIDIA is seeking an outstanding SoC Verification Engineer to serve as a Person-in-Charge (PIC) within the SoC Verification (SoCV) team. You will play a central role in verifying the most sophisticated AI-enabled SoC designs in the world. These chips power data center AI infrastructure, AI client computing platforms, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. This is a high-impact role combining deep technical expertise and multi-functional project leadership. It is ideal for someone who thrives on driving clarity in complex, fast-paced environments.

What you'll be doing:

• Own the SoC-level verification plan, schedule, and achievement tracking from the conception of project through tape-out, serving as the primary PIC across all verification workstreams.

• Collaborate with architects, IP owners, emulation team, FPGA team, and infrastructure engineers to align on coverage goals, resolve bottlenecks, and ensure verification requirements are met at every project stage.

• Drive verification status reviews, track open issues across teams, and proactively bring up risks to project leadership with clear mitigation plans.

• Lead risk identification and mitigation planning throughout the verification lifecycle, maintaining clear communication with collaborators.

• Partner with tape-out teams to define and close verification sign-off criteria at each tape-out achievement.

• Define and continuously evolve SoC verification flows and methodologies to meet the demands of next-generation AI-enabled chip complexity.

What we need to see:

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

• 15+ years of hands-on experience in ASIC/SoC functional verification.

• Deep understanding of SoC-level verification challenges and flows — from block integration through full-chip simulation and tape-out sign-off.

• Consistent track record to lead or coordinate verification efforts across multiple IPs, multi-functional teams, and across the globe.

• Outstanding time management skills — able to prioritize effectively across parallel workstreams under schedule pressure.

• Demonstrated experience with project risk identification, tracking, and mitigation.

• Proficiency in SystemVerilog and UVM-based testbench development; familiarity with C/C++ for directed and hardware-controlled test development at the SoC level.

• Solid grasp of verification infrastructure: EDA tool configuration, regression automation, job farm management, and environment maintenance.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience owning or contributing to verification sign-off at SoC tape-out achievements.

• Prior track record as a verification PIC or tech lead across a full SoC project lifecycle, from spec to silicon bring-up.

• Familiarity with coverage closure methodologies — functional, code, and assertion-based.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 232,000 USD - 368,000 USD.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 14, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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