OpenAI · 4 days ago
Design Verification Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$310K/yr - $380K/yr
3+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking experienced Design Verification Engineers to verify complex hardware systems for their next generation of AI-native silicon, ensuring functional correctness and robust design for cutting-edge ML accelerators.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Own the verification of one or more of: custom IP blocks, subsystems (compute, interconnect, memory, etc.), or full-chip SoC-level functionality
Define verification plans based on architecture and microarchitecture specs
Develop constrained-random, directed, and system-level testbenches using SystemVerilog/UVM or equivalent methodologies
Build and maintain stimulus generators, checkers, monitors, and scoreboards to ensure high coverage and correctness
Drive bug triage, root cause analysis, and work closely with design teams on resolution
Contribute to regression infrastructure, coverage analysis, and closure for both block- and top-level environments
Qualification
Required
BS/MS in EE/CE/CS or equivalent with 3+ years of experience in hardware verification
Proven success verifying complex IP or SoC designs in industry-standard flows
Proficient in SystemVerilog, UVM, and common simulation and debug tools (e.g., VCS, Questa, Verdi)
Strong knowledge of computer architecture concepts, memory and cache systems, coherency, interconnects, and/or ML compute primitives
Experience working in fast-paced, cross-disciplinary teams with a passion for building reliable hardware
Preferred
Familiarity with performance modeling, formal verification, or emulation is a plus
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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