CPU Verification Engineer
About the job
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 2 years of experience in CPU verification.
- Proven expertise in ARM architecture and/or CPU microarchitecture verification.
- Strong understanding of verification methodologies and tools.
- Outstanding problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- Responsible for verification of ARM architecture-based CPU cores
- Develop and execute thorough unit-level verification plans and create new testbench components
- Collaborate closely with design and architecture teams to verify architectural and microarchitectural features
- Develop stimulus using external and in-house RIS tools for end-to-end verification of features
- Analyze and improve existing verification strategies by incorporating AI accelerated workflows to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
- Detailed understanding of ARM v9 architecture and/or cache coherency concepts
- Exposure to unit level (Branch-Predictor/Frontend/Load-Store) verification of high-performance CPU cores
- Exposure to stimulus generation using RIS tools
About the company
NVIDIA designs and manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs) and computing platforms used for gaming, data centers, and artificial intelligence. These products work by using parallel processing to handle complex mathematical calculations much faster than standard computer processors, supported by a software ecosystem that allows developers to build and run AI models. Unlike competitors that may focus solely on hardware, NVIDIA integrates its chips with specialized software and cloud services to create a complete environment for high-performance tasks. The company’s goal is to provide the underlying technology necessary to power advanced computing, from realistic video game graphics to autonomous vehicles and large-scale data analysis.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
Founded
1993
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What believers are saying
- August 2026 Q2 revenue hit $96.2 billion, with data center sales at $89 billion.
- Vera Rubin shipments began August 2026, targeting roughly 20% of fiscal Q3 data center revenue.
- Open Agent Safety Platform launched September 28, 2026, expanding NVIDIA into AI governance.
What critics are saying
- DOJ is investigating the December 2025 Groq licensing deal for antitrust evasion.
- Commerce closed a May 2026 Blackwell loophole, blocking China sales and depressing growth.
- Hyperscalers keep building Trainium, TPU, and Maia chips, threatening NVIDIA's long-term control.
What makes NVIDIA unique
- CUDA locks developers into NVIDIA software, strengthened by two-decade ecosystem and tooling.
- Vera Rubin pairs GPUs, Vera CPUs, and BlueField-4 DPUs into one stack.
- DGX Spark packages datacenter-grade AI into OEM desktops for local agents.
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