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Formal Verification Engineer

NVIDIA · Bangalore, IN
full-timemid (3-8 yrs)Posted 32d ago
Hardware/RTL Verification EngineeringIC3ICOn-site
StackSystemVerilogVerilogFormal VerificationModel CheckingEquivalence CheckingSVA (SystemVerilog Assertions)Temporal LogicRTL DebuggingScriptingPythonTclJasperGoldCadence IncisiveSynopsys VC FormalQuesta FormalHDLCPU ArchitectureGPU ArchitectureAssertion-Based VerificationVerification Planning

Summary

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced Formal Verification Engineer with 3+ years of formal verification expertise to join their Central Formal team in Bangalore. The role involves crafting and optimizing formal verification flows across CPU/GPU projects, applying model checking and equivalence checking techniques, and collaborating with architects and cross-functional design teams to ensure hardware design correctness.

About the role

We are currently seeking an experienced Formal Verification Engineer with strong CPU/GPU and verification fundamentals to work in NVIDIA's Central Formal team based in Bangalore. NVIDIA builds CPUs and GPUs  that powering up the next generation AI and HPC workloads. This position will have you crafting and optimizing formal verification flows across CPU/GPU projects and resolving tool issues for design teams with tool vendors. Additionally, you'll verify the micro-architecture using formal verification tools to employ the latest model checking and equivalence checking techniques. You will be expected to understand the design & implementation, define the verification scope, and ensure design correctness. You will use advanced formal techniques to obtain full proofs, or sufficient bounded proofs, of the design while working with architects, designers, pre- and post-silicon verification teams to accomplish your tasks.


What you’ll be doing:

  • The specification, implementation, and maintenance of an integrated end-to-end formal verification flow for the formal verification team.

  • Developing scripts to automate the verification process.

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

  • Maintain and extend assertion libraries, including support for both simulation and FV.

  • Identifying key behaviours 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 prove correctness of digital designs.

  • Debugging RTL to identify causes of failure scenarios.

What we need to see:

  • Bachelors/Masters in Electronics & Communications or Computer Science or electrical engineering from a reputed engineering college.

  • Minimum 3+ years of industry experience on formal techniques for verification.

  • Strong analytical skills to tackle hard problems.

  • Excellent command of scripting.

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

  • Good understanding of abstraction techniques for effective verification.

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

  • Understanding of temporal logic assertions.

  • Preferable experience with a variety of Formal Verification Tools

  • Strong communication skills are required along with the ability to work in a dynamic product oriented team and collaborate effectively across sites.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Worked on various pieces of CPU/GPU unit/microarchitecture verification

  • Background with complex verification projects that had used formal techniques for closure.

  • Experience of collaborating with geographically diverse cross-functional teams

  • A history of mentoring junior engineers and interns a huge plus.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our elite engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

What you'll do

1Specify, implement, and maintain an integrated end-to-end formal verification flow for the formal verification team
2Develop scripts to automate the verification process
3Review formal setups and proofs with design and verification teams
4Maintain and extend assertion libraries supporting both simulation and formal verification
5Identify key behaviors for DUT verification and create verification plans
6Develop verification environments including assumptions, assertions, and cover properties
7Apply various formal verification techniques to prove correctness of digital designs
8Debug RTL to identify causes of failure scenarios
9Collaborate with architects, designers, and pre/post-silicon verification teams
10Interface with tool vendors to resolve tool issues

Requirements

3+ years of hands-on industry experience applying formal verification techniques to digital hardware designs
Strong knowledge of CPU/GPU microarchitecture and digital logic fundamentals
Proficiency with HDLs including Verilog and SystemVerilog, including temporal logic assertions and SVA
Excellent scripting skills for automating verification flows and integrating end-to-end formal flows
Ability to define verification scope, build environment assumptions, assertions, and cover properties, and debug RTL failures

Nice to have

CPU/GPU unit and microarchitecture verification experience
Experience with complex formal verification closure projects
Cross-functional and geographically distributed team collaboration
Mentoring junior engineers and interns
Familiarity with a variety of commercial formal verification tools

Role overview

Role family
Hardware/RTL Verification Engineering
Level
IC3 — other
Experience
3–8 years
Type
Individual Contributor
Remote policy
On-site
Visa sponsorship
Not offered

Tech stack analysis

LANGUAGES
VerilogSystemVerilogPythonTclShell
FRAMEWORKS
SVA (SystemVerilog Assertions)PSL
TOOLS
JasperGoldSynopsys VC FormalCadence Questa FormalFormal Verification Toolsuites

Salary estimate

₹2.5M – ₹5M
AI-estimated salary range
Confidence55%
Reasoning

Salary not disclosed. For a mid-level Formal Verification Engineer at NVIDIA Bangalore with 3+ years of experience in a specialized hardware domain (CPU/GPU formal verification), compensation typically ranges from INR 25–50 LPA (approximately $30K–$60K USD equivalent) based on NVIDIA's known compensation benchmarks for India engineering roles, Glassdoor data, and the specialized nature of formal verification expertise.

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NVIDIA is a top-tier semiconductor company with unprecedented growth in AI/HPC — strong career trajectory for hardware verification engineersgrowth

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Hiring insights

JD quality
7/10
Urgency
medium
Autonomy
high
Team size
medium (5-15)

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About the company

NVIDIA is the world's leading designer of GPUs and AI computing platforms. Its chips power everything from gaming and data centers to autonomous vehicles and scientific research. With a market cap exceeding $2 trillion, NVIDIA's CUDA platform and AI accelerators have become the backbone of the global AI revolution.

HQSanta Clara, CA, USA
Build vs Maintainboth
Cross-functionalYes