Modeled career paths · Hardware verification

Where does a Design Verification Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Design Verification Engineer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Senior DV Engineer+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
53% of modeled moves out of Design Verification Engineer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Verification Lead+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Design Verification Engineer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Staff Verification Engineer+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Design Verification Engineer go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Verification+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior DV Engineer. 8% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
ASIC Design Engineer+3% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Design Verification Engineer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior IoT Engineer-11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Design Verification Engineer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.