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Nvidia

Senior Calibre CAD Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · Hybrid

$122.70K - $168.50K/yr

Basic understanding of mosfet device behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design. * Excellent ... If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear ...

Insilico

Design Verification Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

$146.10K - $178.40K/yr

Company Description Insilico is an End-to-End specialized VLSI, Embedded Design & Software services ... Job Title: Design Verification Engineer Location: Santa Clara, CA Duration: 06 months (High ...

Insilico

Design Verification Engineer

Irvine, CA

$146.10K - $178.40K/yr

Company Description Insilico is an End-to-End specialized VLSI, Embedded Design & Software services ... Job Title: Design Verification Engineer Location: Santa Clara, CA Duration: 06 months (High ...

Nvidia

Senior VLSI CAD Software Engineer

Austin, TX

$121.40K - $160.10K/yr

NVIDIA is seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our small team building custom, high-impact VLSI CAD software in a technically challenging and highly visible domain. This is a full-cycle role ...

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How much do vlsi design engineer jobs pay per year?

As of May 29, 2026, the average yearly pay for vlsi design engineer in the United States is $88,150.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $68,000.00 and $98,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a VLSI Design Engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a VLSI Design Engineer, you need a strong background in electronics, digital logic design, and semiconductor physics, typically supported by a degree in electrical or electronics engineering. Proficiency with hardware description languages (such as Verilog or VHDL), EDA tools (like Cadence or Synopsys), and knowledge of ASIC/FPGA design flows is essential. Attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and effective teamwork are vital soft skills that set top engineers apart. These competencies are crucial for designing reliable, efficient integrated circuits and collaborating effectively throughout the complex chip development lifecycle.

What are some common challenges faced by VLSI Design Engineers when working on large-scale chip projects?

VLSI Design Engineers often encounter challenges related to managing complexity, ensuring design accuracy, and meeting stringent performance and power requirements. Coordinating across multidisciplinary teams—such as verification, physical design, and testing—requires strong communication and collaboration skills. Additionally, keeping up with evolving EDA tools and rapidly changing semiconductor technologies can be demanding, but these challenges also provide opportunities to learn and grow within the field.

What are VLSI Design Engineers?

VLSI Design Engineers are professionals who design and develop integrated circuits (ICs) using Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) technology. They work on creating complex microchips that can contain millions or even billions of transistors on a single chip. Their responsibilities include circuit design, verification, testing, and optimization to ensure reliable and efficient performance. VLSI Design Engineers play a crucial role in advancing electronics used in computers, smartphones, automotive systems, and various other digital devices.

What is the difference between Vlsi Design Engineer vs Digital IC Design Engineer?

AspectVlsi Design EngineerDigital IC Design Engineer
Required SkillsVLSI design, HDL (Verilog/VHDL), circuit simulationDigital circuit design, HDL, FPGA/ASIC design
Work EnvironmentSemiconductor companies, chip design firmsIntegrated circuit design firms, semiconductor industry
CertificationsVLSI design certifications, FPGA designASIC/FPGA design certifications

Both roles focus on digital circuit design within the semiconductor industry, often overlapping in skills like HDL and circuit simulation. However, Vlsi Design Engineers typically work on the entire chip design process, while Digital IC Design Engineers focus more specifically on digital integrated circuit implementation. Understanding these nuances helps in choosing the right career path or job search focus.

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VLSI Design Verification Manager - Slingshot ASIC Team

VLSI Design Verification Manager - Slingshot ASIC Team

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Bloomington, MN

Full-time

Posted 15 days ago

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8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

Based on 23 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

31st of 137 rated electronics manufacturers

Job description

VLSI Design Verification Manager - Slingshot ASIC TeamThis role has been designed as ''Onsite' with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world.Our culture thrives onfinding new and better ways to accelerate what's next.We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you.Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Job Description
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking aVLSI Design Verification Managerto lead design verification forSlingshot networking ASICs, the highperformance interconnect used in HPE's flagship HPC and AI supercomputers. HPE Slingshot is a modern, Ethernetbased interconnect purposebuilt for largescale HPC and AI clusters, delivering industryleading bandwidth, low latency, adaptive routing and scalability for demanding workloads. In this role, you will lead a team of design verification engineers responsible for ensuring functional correctness and quality of complex networking ASICs used in NIC and switch products. You will own verification methodology, execution quality, and signoff readiness, while growing and mentoring engineers across a range of experience levels.
This role manages a team of approximately8-15 engineers(TCP01-TCP05)and sits at the intersection of deep technical leadership, people development, and program execution.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership and direction for a team responsible for all phases ofpresilicon design verification, including verification planning, testbench development, coverage closure, regression management, and signoff reviews.
  • Define, own, and evolvedesign verification methodology, ensuring consistent, highquality verification practices across block, subsystem, and fullchip scopes.
  • Ensure development of robustSystemVerilog/UVMbased environments, including stimulus, scoreboards, checkers, assertions, and functional coverage.
  • Drive regression health, failure triage, rootcause isolation, and closure of design issues in close collaboration with logic design and architecture teams.
  • Manage project deliverables, schedules, and staffing to meet program milestones and quality goals.
  • Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers; set performance expectations and support career growth across junior through senior levels.
  • Identify and drive opportunities for process improvement, reuse, automation, and efficiency in verification workflows.
  • Communicate verification status, risks, and readiness clearly to management and crossfunctional partners.
Education and Experience Required
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
  • Typically10+ years of experience in VLSI design verification, with strong handson background in presilicon DV.
Required Knowledge and Skills
  • Strong understanding ofSystemVerilog and UVMbased verification methodologies.
  • Demonstratedtechnical leadershipin design verification. (e.g., DV technical lead, block or project verification owner)
  • Ability to lead engineers through influence, technical credibility, mentorship, and clear communication.
  • Experience with verification planning, coveragedriven verification, regression management, and signoff readiness.
  • Proficiency with DV workflows using industry EDA simulation tools.
  • Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a multisite, crossfunctional engineering environment.
Preferred Knowledge and Skills
  • Previous peoplemanagement experience, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
  • Direct experience withSynopsys VCSlargescale regression execution, triage workflows, and performance/throughput optimization.
  • Familiarity with GitHub Enterprise Cloud development workflows and AI tools is a plus.
  • Familiarity with highperformance networking, Ethernet, SERDES, PCIe, or HPC/AI systems is a plus.
  • Experience improving verification efficiency through automation, reuse, or methodology refinement.

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have - whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Manager_1"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
- United States of America: Annual Salary USD 142,000 - 270,000 in Colorado // 135,000 - 310,500 in Minnesota & Wisconsin
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html

The estimated job application period closure is May 15 2026; this timeline is provided for transparency and internal planning purposes.

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