Design Verification Engineer

Salary Range: 212000 to 246000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Why join Upscale, Inc. 

Upscale, Inc., is building the high-performance infrastructure powering the next generation of artificial intelligence. Backed by over $500M in funding and rapid global adoption, we are scaling systems designed for the world’s most demanding AI workloads.

We focus on first-principles engineering across silicon, systems, and networking—where performance, scale, and execution are critical. Our team is talent-dense and high-performing. We value ownership, technical rigor, and speed, and we offer the opportunity to work on foundational problems with immediate, real-world impact.

If you’re looking to do high-impact work, move fast, and help define the infrastructure behind the future of AI—Upscale is where you can produce meaningful work at the frontier—and operate at a high standard. 

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 10+ years of industry experience, or a Master's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience verifying complex ASIC designs at both block and system levels.
• Strong proficiency with SystemVerilog and the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).
• Extensive knowledge of ASIC design verification methodologies, verification flows, and industry best practices.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver ASIC products from architecture through first customer shipment (FCS).
• Strong programming and scripting skills in C, C++, and/or Python.
• Excellent debugging and root-cause analysis skills with the ability to independently resolve complex design and verification issues.
• Experience with verification planning, functional coverage, assertion-based verification (ABV), constrained-random verification, and regression management.
• Domain knowledge of Ethernet, PCIe, and switch fabric architectures is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with data analytics, AI/ML-assisted verification techniques, or automation tools to improve test generation, regression analysis, coverage closure, and debug productivity is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with a passion for solving complex technical challenges.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative engineering team.

Where you fall within that range depends on your experience, skills, and impact—we benchmark against internal levels to keep things fair and consistent.

Equal Opportunity

Upscale, Inc., is building a team that reflects a wide range of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

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