Senior Staff Formal Verification Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CAAustin, TXSanta Clara, CA
Salary
$195,200–$325,000 / yr
Posted
73 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Dec 27, 2026

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Formal Verification Engineer

As a Senior Staff Formal Verification Engineer within the GPU ASICS Engineering team, you will work on the next generation of GPU designs to ensure high-performance graphics and advanced AI processing. You will be responsible for identifying critical graphics areas for formal methods, developing assertion-based verification testbenches, debugging RTL artifacts, and achieving sign-off matrices. The role involves collaborating with global system architecture, RTL design, and DV teams while engaging with EDA vendors to explore innovative methodologies. You must possess proficiency in industry standard formal tools, SystemVerilog Assertions, and various abstraction techniques for solving proof complexity. Experience with DPV, C2RTL SEQ, and RTL2RTL SEQ is preferred. This role addresses the technical challenge of implementing formal methods within a complex 3D graphics hardware pipeline to ensure robust functionality across data paths and interfaces.

What you'll do

  • Develop a deep understanding of 3D graphics hardware pipelines, feature sets, and data paths.
  • Identify critical graphics areas to verify using formal methods.
  • Create Formal Property Verification (FPV) test plans and assertion-based verification testbenches.
  • Debug RTL artifacts and achieve formal sign-off matrices.
  • Write SystemVerilog Assertions and apply abstraction techniques to solve proof complexity.
  • Perform deep bug-hunting and coverage closure for GPU designs.
  • Engage with EDA vendors to explore innovative verification methodologies.
  • Execute advanced formal applications such as DPV, C2RTL SEQ, and RTL2RTL SEQ.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 6+ years of experience.
  • Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of experience.
  • PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 4+ years of experience.
  • Experience in Formal Verification and developing Formal Property Verification (FPV) test plans is required.
  • Proficiency with industry standard formal tools and writing SystemVerilog Assertions is required.
  • Ability to solve formal proof complexity using abstraction techniques and achieve coverage closure.
  • Knowledge of 3D Graphics hardware pipelines, features, data paths, and GPU architecture is preferred.
  • Experience in other formal applications like DPV, C2RTL SEQ, or RTL2RTL SEQ is a plus.

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