Design Verification Engineer

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OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions designed for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. The team is responsible for building the next generation of AI-native silicon while working closely with software and research partners to co‑design hardware tightly integrated with AI models. In addition to delivering production‑grade silicon for OpenAI’s supercomputing infrastructure, the team also creates custom design tools and methodologies that accelerate innovation and enable hardware optimized specifically for AI.

OpenAI is developing custom silicon to power the next generation of frontier AI models. We’re looking for experienced Design Verification (DV) Engineers to ensure functional correctness and robust design for our cutting‑edge ML accelerators. You will play a key role in verifying complex hardware systems—ranging from individual IP blocks to subsystems and full SoC—working closely with architecture, RTL, software, and systems teams to deliver reliable silicon at scale.

• 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 test benches using System Verilog/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.

• 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 System Verilog, 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.
• Familiarity with performance modeling, formal verification, or emulation is a plus.
• Experience working in fast‑paced, cross‑disciplinary teams with a passion for building reliable hardware.

To comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidates for this role may need to meet certain legal status requirements as provided in those laws and regulations.

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general‑purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Aff ~» ]
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