Clocking Systems Engineer, Staff

Qualcomm; Toronto; On-site; CAD 111,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

RSU grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Qualcomm Canada ULC is seeking a Systems Engineer to research, design, simulate, and validate systems-level software, hardware, architecture, algorithms, and solutions enabling cutting-edge technology. You will collaborate across teams to meet system-level requirements and standards in a replacement position.

The role emphasizes clocking systems, DSP, mixed-signal SerDes architectures, and model-to-silicon correlation, with strong emphasis on automation, verification, and regression frameworks

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years in related field.
• Master's degree with 3+ years in related field.
• PhD with 2+ years in related field.
• Experience in clocking systems, SerDes.

Responsibilities

• Develop industry-leading DSP and mixed-signal SerDes architectures with clock generation, recovery, and timing synchronization.
• Develop and maintain behavioral and system-level models for PLLs, CDRs, Retimers, and clock networks.
• Analyze performance, identify design margins, and create regression test frameworks for multiple projects.
• Support silicon bring-up and model-to-silicon correlation; investigate clocking performance issues.
• Improve simulation efficiency and automation in verification and regression workflows.
• Collaborate with analog, digital, firmware, and validation teams for integration of clocking solutions.
• Document analyses, decisions, and validation results.

Skills

Clocking systems

SerDes design

System-level modeling

MATLAB

Python

SystemVerilog

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

SystemVerilog

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Systems Engineer, you will research, design, develop, simulate, and/or validate systems-level software, hardware, architecture, algorithms, and solutions that enables the development of cutting-edge technology. Qualcomm Systems Engineers collaborate across functional teams to meet and exceed system-level requirements and standards. Replacement Position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

The Clocking Systems Staff Engineer is responsible for developing industry-leading DSP and mixed-signal SerDes architectures and solutions, with a focus on clock generation, clock recovery, timing synchronization. The engineer works closely with analog, digital, firmware, and validation teams to model, analyze, validate, and optimize clocking systems used in advanced high-speed communication products.

This role involves developing behavioral models, analyzing system performance and architectural tradeoffs, driving model-to-silicon correlation, and improving simulation and verification efficiency through automation and regression frameworks. The engineer contributes to the development of robust, high-performance clocking solutions across multiple product generations.

What You'll Do

• Develop industry-leading DSP and mixed-signal SerDes architectures and solutions, with specialization in clock generation, clock recovery, and timing synchronization.
• Develop and maintain behavioral and system-level models for PLLs, CDRs, Retimers, clock distribution networks, and related timing circuits.
• Analyze system performance and architectural tradeoffs, identify design margins, and develop regression test frameworks to validate performance across multiple projects.
• Support silicon bring-up and model-to-silicon correlation, including investigation of clocking-related performance issues.
• Improve simulation efficiency and engineering productivity through model optimization, code enhancements, and automation of verification and regression workflows.
• Collaborate with analog, digital, firmware, and validation teams to ensure successful implementation and integration of clocking solutions.
• Document technical analyses, architecture decisions, and validation results.

What You'll Need

• 4+ years of relevant industry experience, or equivalent advanced academic experience, in clocking systems, mixed-signal design, SerDes, or related areas.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Digital / mixed signal PLLs and clocking architectures
  • Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) Architectures
  • Jitter and phase noise analysis
  • Clocking related adaptations and calibrations
• Experience developing behavioral or system-level models using MATLAB, Python, and SystemVerilog.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with DSP-based 112G, 224G, or higher-speed SerDes architectures.
• Knowledge of analog and mixed-signal PLL building blocks, including phase detectors, phase interpolators, and digitally controlled oscillators (DCOs).
• Experience with digital design and RTL development, including bit-accurate modeling and efficient hardware implementation techniques.
• Experience with silicon validation and model-to-silicon correlation.

Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits

$110,500.00 - $160,500.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer.

• We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).
• highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play