Design Verification Engineer Jobs in San Diego, CA

Design Verification Engineer jobs in San Diego are in strong demand, concentrated in Sorrento Valley, Torrey Pines, and Rancho Bernardo across semiconductor, defense electronics, and wireless communications. Employers hiring right now include Apple, Qualcomm, and Meta. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles159+
Top employerApple
Work type67% On-site
Top credentialBachelor's degree in electrical engineering
Companies hiring8

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Design Verification Engineer
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Design Verification Engineer
Apple
San Diego, California
Specialized Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Quality Assurance & Testing (QA Testing)
Engineering (Non-Software)
$123k - $185k/yr
On-Site
Bachelor's
10,000+

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Sr. Physical Design Verification Engineer, Annapurna Labs
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Sr. Physical Design Verification Engineer, Annapurna Labs
Amazon Web Services
San Diego, California
Electrical Engineering
Engineering (Non-Software)
Manufacturing Engineering
$185k - $250k/yr
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

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Design Verification Engineer - Accelerators
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Design Verification Engineer - Accelerators
Meta
San Diego, California
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Data Science
ML (Machine Learning)
$178k - $250k/yr
10,000+

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Wireless Design Verification Engineer
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Wireless Design Verification Engineer
Apple
San Diego, California
Electrical Engineering
Engineering (Non-Software)
Manufacturing Engineering
$123k - $214k/yr
Bachelor's degree
10,000+

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SOC Design Verification Engineer
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SOC Design Verification Engineer
Apple
San Diego, California
Embedded Systems Engineering
Engineering (Non-Software)
Software Engineering
$123k - $214k/yr
Bachelor's degree
10,000+

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Design Verification Engineer Job Market in San Diego

Who's Hiring

  • Apple56
  • Qualcomm48
  • Meta16
  • AMD8
  • Semtech8

Top Industries Hiring

  • Electronics & Hardware32
  • Telecommunications8
  • Technology & Software8

Design Verification Engineer Jobs in San Diego: Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a design verification engineer job in San Diego?

Focus your search on San Diego's semiconductor and defense electronics clusters in Sorrento Valley, Rancho Bernardo, and the Torrey Pines corridor, where the heaviest hiring happens. Chip design houses and defense contractors dominate local demand, so experience with SystemVerilog, UVM, or FPGA verification gives you a clear edge. Networking through IEEE San Diego and local hardware meetups also opens doors that posted listings miss.

Which companies hire design verification engineers in San Diego?

Companies currently hiring design verification engineers in San Diego include Apple, Qualcomm, and Meta, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. San Diego's hiring landscape skews toward fabless semiconductor firms, defense primes, and wireless chipset developers, many of which maintain large verification teams here year-round.

Are there remote design verification engineer jobs in San Diego?

Yes, though remote work is limited for this role because much of the work requires direct lab access, hardware bring-up, and on-site collaboration with design teams. About 33% of design verification engineer openings tied to San Diego are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those openings tend to cover pure simulation, testbench development, or protocol analysis tasks that don't require physical hardware access.

How can I get a design verification engineer job in San Diego with little or no experience?

The most realistic entry path in San Diego is targeting associate or junior verification engineer roles at mid-size fabless semiconductor companies in Sorrento Valley, which tend to hire new graduates and offer structured mentorship. A strong capstone or internship project using SystemVerilog and UVM matters more than years of experience here. UC San Diego's and SDSU's engineering programs have existing relationships with local chip firms that regularly feed entry-level pipelines.

Which industries hire the most design verification engineers in San Diego?

Most design verification engineer openings in San Diego sit in Electronics & Hardware, Telecommunications, and Technology & Software, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. San Diego's deep concentration of fabless chip designers, defense electronics primes, and wireless communications companies makes it one of the most active hardware verification markets on the West Coast.

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