Design verification engineer jobs in California
75 open roles for design verification engineers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Astera Labs, Matx, SpaceX, Tenstorrent and DensityAI have the most. 7 are remote and the median advertised salary is $212K.
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- Senior FPGA Verification EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Goleta, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorPythonC++Linux
- 3D Stacked DRAM - Logic Verification EngineerSK hynix America · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$140K - $310KVerilog
- Principal Design Verification Engineer (AI Fabric Switches)Astera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$185K - $240KLead and abovePythonC++AI
- Validation and Verification Engineer, Aviation EngineeringSkyryse · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$120K - $145KPythonC++MATLAB
- Physical Design and Verification EngineerNeuralink · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, United States$131K - $265KPython
- Design Verification EngineerMatx · 🇺🇸Mountain View (HQ) or Remote · +1 more location$160K - $275KRemotePythonC++Verilog
- Lead Verification EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$160K - $200KLead and abovePythonCNIST
- Sr. Flight Software Verification EngineerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$185K - $230KSeniorC++CControl systems
- Design Verification Engineer, New GradSambaNova · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$120K - $150KJuniorPythonVerilogPerl
- Principal Design Verification Engineer- SerDes/PHY IPAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$207K - $230KLead and abovePythonVerilogPerl
- Senior Design Verification EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States · +1 more location$148K - $165KSeniorPythonVerilogPerl
- Principal Verification EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States · +1 more location$185K - $230KLead and abovePythonC++Verilog
- Design Verification Engineer - ComputeMatx · 🇺🇸Mountain View (HQ) or Remote$160K - $275KRemoteRustPythonC++
- Flight Software Verification ManagerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$190K - $270KC++CAUTOSAR
- Emulation & FPGA Prototyping EngineerVoltai.careers · 🇺🇸Palo Alto Office—PythonC++Linux
- Verification EngineerDelos Data · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$160K - $240KRemotePythonVerilog
- Validation & Verification EngineerSkyryse · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$120K - $150KPythonC++MATLAB
- Verification Engineer - ADAS Driving & Safety FeaturesLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$135K - $185KTest planningAUTOSARCAN bus
- Formal Verification EngineerTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇪🇸Santa Clara, California, United States; Spain—PythonC++Verilog
- Staff Control Platform and Verification EngineerRidealso · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$225K - $275KLead and abovePythonCI/CDJenkins
- Design Verification Emulation, HardwareRiver AI Inc. · 🇺🇸Austin, TX, Palo Alto, CA$200K - $420KPythonC++CI/CD
- Tech Lead Engineer, Design VerificationAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$176K - $195KLead and abovePythonVerilogPowerShell
- Principal Physical Verification EngineerCelero Communications, Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA · +1 more location$150K - $250KLead and abovePythonShell scriptingAnalog design
- Design Verification Tech Lead- SerDes/PHY IPAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$160K - $200KLead and abovePythonVerilogPerl
- Midcore Design Verification EngineerTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇪🇸Santa Clara, California, United States; Spain—PythonC++Verilog
- Front End Design Verification EngineerTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇪🇸Santa Clara, California, United States; Spain—PythonC++Verilog
- Principal Emulation EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$207K - $230KLead and abovePythonVerilogPerl
- Senior FPGA Verification Engineer, Air Dominance and StrikeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$166K - $220KSeniorPythonLinuxCI/CD
- Formal Verification and RTL Design Software EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$160K - $200KPythonLLMCI/CD
- AMS Verification Engineer (RFIC Engineering)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Irvine, CA$125K - $160KPythonVerilogFirmware
- FPGA Verification Engineer, Air Dominance and StrikeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$146K - $194KPythonLinuxCI/CD
- Director of ASIC Design VerificationSambaNova · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$270K - $340KLead and abovePythonMachine LearningVerilog
- Design Verification EngineerSambaNova · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$120K - $200KPythonMachine LearningVerilog
- Formal Verification EngineerHarmonic · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—PythonC++MATLAB
- Staff Design Verification EngineerCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$225K - $270KLead and abovePython.NETVerilog
- Sr. FPGA Verification EngineerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$215K - $300KSeniorAgileFirmwareFPGA
- Senior Staff Design Verification EngineerCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$250K - $300KLead and abovePython.NETVerilog
- Verification Engineer - Onsite PA or CA (6269)itD Tech · 🇺🇸Allentown, PA or Carlsbad, CA—PythonVerilogPerl
- Digital Verification EngineerNeuralink · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, United States$131K - $243KPythonC++Verilog
- Formal Verification Research ScientistVoltai.careers · 🇺🇸Palo Alto Office—
- Sr. ASIC Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Irvine, CA · +1 more location$165K - $260KSeniorPythonTest planningFirmware
- Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA · +1 more location$135K - $155KPythonMATLABVerilog
- IC Design Verification EngineerLumilens · 🇺🇸San Jose—PythonVerilogPerl
- Emulation & Digital Twin EngineerFoundational Industries · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area—PythonC++Docker
- Verification Lead (Lead DV)Lumilens · 🇺🇸San Jose—Lead and aboveVerilog
- Silicon Emulation EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA$175K - $215KPythonC++Linux
- ASIC Design Verification EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$175K - $215KPythonC++LLM
- Design Verification EngineerCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$190K - $230KPython.NETVerilog
- Performance Verification EngineerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$200K - $310KLoad testingHardware testingCompilers
- DV Formal VerificationDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$200K - $320KRTL designCadence
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Who is hiring for design verification engineer roles in California
Where design verification engineer roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States75
- 🇺🇸California75
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area62
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA6
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX6
- 🇺🇸Texas6
- 🇪🇺Europe3
- 🇪🇸Spain3
- 🇺🇸New York, NY1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What design verification engineer roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $210K | 33 |
| Lead and above | $218K | 17 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about design verification engineer jobs in California
- How many design verification engineer jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 75 open design verification engineer jobs in California at 29 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 2 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most design verification engineer jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Astera Labs (12), Matx (6), Tenstorrent (5), SpaceX (5) and Anduril Industries (4). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote design verification engineer jobs in California?
- 7 of the 75 open design verification engineer jobs in California (9%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do design verification engineer jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $212K, based on 59 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $180K and $228K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the design verification engineer jobs in California?
- 1 of the 75 open design verification engineer jobs in California (1%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 60 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 29 companies are hiring and 2 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing design verification engineer jobs in California?
- 13 of the 75 open design verification engineer jobs in California (17%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, LLM, Machine Learning. Employers still list 75 such roles today at 29 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do design verification engineer jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Python (76%), Verilog (68%), ASIC (49%), UVM (49%), SystemVerilog (47%) of the 75 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in design verification engineer jobs in California?
- Design Verification Engineer (12), Formal Verification Engineer (4), Verification Engineer (3), Senior FPGA Verification Engineer (2), Principal Design Verification Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 75 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are design verification engineer jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 75 design verification engineer jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 29 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 2 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $212K. 7 (9%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for design verification engineer jobs in California?
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