Design Verification Engineer
OpenAI · San Francisco
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Frontier labremoteMid-level$226k–$445k
At a glance
Highlights
- Verify custom ML accelerators powering next-gen frontier models.
- Own verification from IP blocks to full SoC for AI-native silicon.
- Co-design chips and systems for OpenAI supercomputing platform.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Experienced verification engineer who thrives in fast-paced, cross-disciplinary teams and is passionate about delivering reliable, production-ready silicon for frontier AI.
Requirements
- BS/MS in EE/CE/CS or equivalent with 3+ years of hardware verification experience
- Proven success verifying complex IP or SoC designs in industry-standard flows
- Proficient in SystemVerilog, UVM, and simulation/debug tools (e.g., VCS, Questa, Verdi)
- Strong knowledge of computer architecture, memory/cache, coherency, interconnects and/or ML compute
- Familiarity with performance modeling, formal verification, or emulation is a plus
- Experience in fast-paced, cross-disciplinary teams building reliable hardware
Lab profile
About OpenAI
Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.
What they build
- ChatGPT
- OpenAI API
- Frontier AI models
Known for
- Frontier-scale distributed ML training
- Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
- Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
- AI alignment and safety research
Key facts
- Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets