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Sr Design Verification Engineer

Ventana Micro Systems
Cupertino, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2026
Ventana is building the highest-performance RISC-V CPUs on the planet—designed for data center, AI, and edge workloads, with real silicon, not slideware.
Our second-generation Veyron core (V2) is on track to ship early next year, featuring an aggressive wide-issue pipeline and built in 4nm. Development on Veyron V3 is ramping now, with even greater performance and deep AI platform integration. This is your opportunity to work alongside engineers who built iconic processors like the AMD K6 and the first 64-bit ARM server processor (X-Gene at AppliedMicro)—bringing decades of CPU innovation to a clean-slate, open-standards future. You can check us out here: Ventana Micro - YouTube
We’re looking to fill multiple Design Verification engineer openings to help define and deliver the heart of our next-gen cores.

Role:

  • Develop and execute verification plans for units and features.
  • Construct testbenches, scoreboards, and stimulus generators.
  • Implement functional coverage models.
  • Debug designs in simulation, prototyping platforms, and silicon.

Qualifications Required:

  • Roles requiring both 4 and 8 years industry experience
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related engineering field
  • Ability to work independently and across geographies
  • Strong domain knowledge of computer architecture

Skills and Qualifications Desired:

  • SystemVerilog verification development experience
  • Testbench construction using UVM or analogous methodologies
  • Scoreboards and stimulus generators for complex units
  • Industry experience with CPU microarchitecture (e.g. x86, ARM, SPARC, MIPS, RISC-V, POWER) and/or coherent caching systems
  • Software development experience in compiled (C/C ) and interpreted (Python) languages
  • Unit or feature ownership throughout the project lifecycle
  • BASE SALARY RANGE

    $105,000 TO $260,000 per year

  • EEOE

    Ventana is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and uphold an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.

     COVID-19

    Ventana encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated (and boosted, if eligible) against COVID-19. We do require Proof of vaccination (or proof of a negative PCR test) in order to work in the office or meet with customers/business partners

    Notice to External Recruiters and Staffing Agencies

    Ventana Micro Systems instructs agencies not to engage with its employees to present candidates. Ventana Employees are not authorized to enter into any agreement regarding the placement of candidates. Ventana will consider all unsolicited resumes received will be treated as gratuitous submissions. Ventana reserves the right to directly contact any candidate speculatively submitted by a third party outside of our approved preferred suppliers. Such contact will not constitute acceptance of any contractual arrangement between Ventana and the agency, and Ventana will not be liable for any fees whatsoever should it choose to engage the candidate’s services. To submit candidates or earn a fee – all external recruiters and staffing agencies are required to have a valid contract executed by Ventana’s CFO.

    Please Note: Fraudulent job postings/job scams are increasingly common. Our open positions can be found through the careers page on our website.

Salary : $105,000 - $260,000

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