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NVIDIA

Formal Verification Engineer - New College Grad 2026

NVIDIA is hiring a Formal Verification Engineer - New College Grad 2026 in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $116k-$190k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

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As a Formal Verification Engineer at NVIDIA, you will work in the formal verification team for the industry's leading chips. We are looking for outstanding candidates with knowledge of formal methods. The engineer will own the task of formal verification of RTL units for next generation chip designs. This will involve the candidate having deep knowledge of architectural as well as micro-architectural details of the unit. Ideal candidate must have strong analytical skills, computer architecture background and as well as experience in application of effective verification methodology.

What you will be doing:

  • Developing comprehensive FV testplan documents.

  • Identifying key behaviors for verification of DUT and creating a verification plan. 

  • Developing verification environment including environment assumptions, assertions and cover properties in context of the verification plan. 

  • Applying various FV techniques to proof correctness of digital designs.

  • Debugging RTL to identify failure scenarios.

  • Developing scripts to automate the verification process. 

  • Review formal setups and proofs with design and verification teams.

What we need to see:

  • BS, MS, or Ph.D. in CS/CE/EE/Mathematics or equivalent experience.

  •  Strong analytical skills to solve difficult problems.

  • Knowledge/Experience in formal verification techniques.

  • Strong knowledge of architectures of CPU/GPU designs and digital logic. 

  • Understanding of abstraction techniques for effective verification.

  • Hands-on experience with HDLs such as Verilog / System Verilog.

  • Ability to understand RTL quickly. 

  • Understanding of temporal logic assertions. 

  • Preferable experience with Formal Verification Tools (eg. Jasper, IFV, SMV, SPIN)

  • Excellent communication skills with ability to work with team members and collaborate effectively.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. Are you creative and autonomous? Do you love the challenge of crafting the highest performance & lowest power silicon possible? If so, we want to hear from you. Come, join our Formal Verification team and help build the real-time, cost-effective computing platform driving our success in this exciting and quickly growing field.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 116,000 USD - 189,750 USD for Level 2, and 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 3.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 17, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

How we rate this

Formal Verification Engineer - New College Grad 2026 at NVIDIA rates 22 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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