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Design Verification Jobs in Oregon (NOW HIRING)

Intel

SoC Verification Engineer

Hillsboro, OR · On-site

$141K - $200K/yr

You will design scalable and reusable verification plans, develop test environments, and execute tests to uncover issues and improve functionality. Your contributions will directly enhance Intel ...

Rambus

SMTS Verification Engineering

Hillsboro, OR · On-site

$108K - $201K/yr

Overview Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Senior/Lead Design Verification Engineer to join our Memory Controller IP team in Hillsboro, Oregon. The ...

Rambus

SMTS Verification Engineering

Hillsboro, OR · Hybrid

$108K - $201K/yr

Overview Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Senior/Lead Design Verification Engineer to join our Memory Controller IP team in Hillsboro, Oregon. The ...

Intel

CPU Verification Engineer

Hillsboro, OR

$148K/yr

The Role and Impact As a CPU Design Verification Engineer , you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the functional correctness and performance of Intel's ATOM processor family. Working alongside world ...

Nvidia

OR · Hybrid

The complexity of the clocks and resets design has increased many folds. This requires sophisticated verification to deliver a bug free clocks design to power our product lines ranging from Data ...

Apple

RTL Design Engineer

Beaverton, OR

$141K/yr

You will work to specify, design, verify, and support lab bring-up of sophisticated digital and mixed-signal circuits with signal processing capabilities. Description In this role, you will be ...

Apple

RTL Design Engineer

Beaverton, OR

$141K/yr

You will work to specify, design, verify, and support lab bring-up of sophisticated digital and mixed-signal circuits with signal processing capabilities. Description In this role, you will be ...

Apple

RTL Design Engineer

Beaverton, OR · On-site

You will work to specify, design, verify, and support lab bring-up of sophisticated digital and mixed-signal circuits with signal processing capabilities. Description In this role, you will be ...

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How much do design verification jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 8, 2026, the average yearly pay for design verification in Oregon is $157,694.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $143,800.00 and $175,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Design Verification vs Design Validation?

AspectDesign VerificationDesign Validation
PurposeEnsures the design meets specified requirements through testing and analysisConfirms the final product fulfills user needs and intended use
TimingDuring the development phaseAfter the product is developed and before release
MethodsInspections, reviews, testing, analysisUser testing, field trials, real-world testing
FocusDesign correctness and complianceProduct effectiveness and user satisfaction

While Design Verification checks if the design meets specified requirements during development, Design Validation ensures the final product performs effectively in real-world conditions. Both are essential steps in the product development process to deliver a reliable and user-centered product.

What is a design verification engineer?

Design verification engineers are professionals who ensure that hardware or software designs meet their intended specifications and function correctly before production or release. They develop and execute tests, write verification plans, create simulation environments, and identify design flaws or errors. Their work is critical in industries like semiconductor, electronics, and software development to prevent costly mistakes and ensure high-quality products. Design verification engineers often work closely with design and validation teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a design verification engineer?

To thrive as a Design Verification Engineer, you need a solid background in digital design, verification methodologies, and programming languages like SystemVerilog, typically supported by a degree in electrical engineering or a related field. Familiarity with verification tools such as UVM, simulation environments, and EDA software is essential, along with knowledge of scripting languages like Python or Perl. Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective teamwork are standout soft skills in this role. These skills ensure accurate validation of complex hardware designs, reducing errors and supporting reliable product development cycles.

What are some common challenges faced by design verification engineers, and how can they be addressed?

Design Verification engineers often encounter challenges such as managing complex testbenches, debugging intricate corner cases, and ensuring coverage completeness within tight project timelines. To address these, it’s important to have strong scripting skills, collaborate closely with design and validation teams, and make effective use of verification methodologies like UVM. Regular communication and review cycles also help catch issues early and improve overall verification quality.
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Infographic showing various Design Verification job openings in Oregon as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 87% Full Time, 8% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 85% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 11% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $157,694 per year, or $75.8 per hour.

Senior Fabric Design Verification Engineer

Microsoft

Hillsboro, OR • On-site

$113K - $156K/yr

Full-time

This job post has expired 1 day ago. Applications are no longer accepted.

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8.5

Company rating: 8.5 out of 10

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Overview
Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft's expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft's "Intelligent Cloud" mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for a Senior Fabric Design Verification Engineer to help achieve that mission.
The Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering (CSME) organization within SCHIE is responsible for design, development, manufacturing and packaging of Microsoft's state-of-the-art computer chips, notably the Azure Cobalt. Our solutions provide sustainable strategic advantage to Microsoft and enable our customers to achieve more.
As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the CSME team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. We are looking for a Senior Fabric Design Verification engineer for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure.
We are looking for a Senior Fabric Design Verification Engineer to join the team.
Responsibilities
The candidate for this position will be expected and able to complete the following responsibilities:
  • Own or lead verification of complex flows at fabric interconnect or at block level
  • Learn about the design and interact with partner teams to define verification strategies and test plans
  • Develop UVM-based verification environments and run and debug simulations to drive quality
  • Apply random-stimulus and coverage-based techniques to find bugs and meet test plan goals
  • Innovate to improve verification efficiency through methodologies or tools
  • Apply industry leading generative AI solutions to verification work
  • Share expertise and support the growth and development of others through coaching, mentorship, and collaboration.
  • Demonstrate Microsoft core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive for Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their US. residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of pre-silicon subsystem or IP verification experience.
  • 7+ years of related technical engineering experience
    • OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
    • OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ year(s) technical engineering experience or internship experience.
    • OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • Demonstrated experience in verifying designs that utilize Coherent Hub Interface (CHI) and Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA) protocols.
  • Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following: fabric interconnects, coherency, virtualization, security, interrupts, PCIe, CXL, and/or protocol bridges.
  • Experience driving IP verification for a full product cycles from definition to silicon, including writing IP/block or subsystem level test plans, developing tests, debugging failures and coverage signoff.
  • Demonstrated hands-on technical leadership such as creating bottom's up schedules, coordinating work across a team, driving verification closure, or solving cross-team technical problems.
  • Experience creating, maintaining, or integrating test benches, checkers and stimulus using Universal Verification Methodology (UVM), System Verilog Test Bench (SVTB), and optionally Python based post-processing checking.
  • Aptitude for writing scripts/software with industry standard languages like Python.
  • Experience applying generative AI to day-to-day tasks.

#SCHIE #CSME
Silicon Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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