Circuit Analysis and Modeling Engineer, Senior - Cork, Ireland

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary, stock and performance related"

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee stock purchase scheme

Matching pension scheme

Education Assistance

Relocation and immigration support

Life, Medical, Income and Travel Ins

Subsidised memberships for physical &_

Employee run clubs

Job summary

Qualcomm's CPU Custom Memory Team seeks a Circuit Analysis and Modeling Engineer to drive models and collateral for memory IP across the CPU portfolio.

Role involves collaboration with circuit designers, verification, DFT, and CAD teams to enable high-performance, power-efficient CPU memories with robust verification.

Qualifications

• Masters degree requirement or a bachelor's with industry experience.
• Experience developing functional and behavioral models for custom IP and memory macros.
• Profound knowledge in memory design, verification, and CAD automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain functional, behavioral, and performance models for custom memory IP.
• Create DFT models and collaborate with DFT engineers on test architectures.
• Partner with verification teams to ensure comprehensive coverage in SoC environments.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to model next-generation CPU memories.
• Perform characterization, timing, power, and performance analysis for memory blocks.
• Define verification methodologies, quality metrics, and release criteria.
• Work with CAD teams to enhance automation for model generation, validation, release, and analysis flows.
• Collaborate with circuit designers to optimize memory designs for performance and power.

Skills

SRAM circuit design

Functional verification

Static timing analysis

Computer architecture

Python scripting

Automation flows

Education

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Bachelor's with 2+ years experience

Tools

Tessent

Tetramax

Synopsys SMS

Job description

Company

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary

Qualcomm is a company of inventors driving the next generation of intelligent computing and communication platforms. Qualcomm's custom Oryon CPU is redefining performance and energy efficiency across mobile, automotive, XR, compute, and datacenter markets.

Role Overview

The CPU Custom Memory Team is seeking a highly motivated Circuit Analysis and Modeling Engineer to drive the development, verification, and release of models and collateral for custom memory IP used across Qualcomm's CPU portfolio. In this role, you will work at the intersection of memory design, architecture, DFT, verification, and CAD automation, helping enable some of the industry's most advanced CPU designs.

You will collaborate closely with circuit designers, architects, verification engineers, DFT engineers, and CAD teams to develop accurate memory models, improve verification methodologies, analyze memory behavior, and enhance automation flows. This role provides significant technical ownership, broad organizational visibility, and the opportunity to influence memory solutions that are critical to CPU performance, power efficiency, and scalability. The ideal candidate is self-driven, technically curious, and passionate about solving complex engineering challenges in a highly collaborative environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field OR Bachelors degree in one of those fields with 2+ years of industry experience.


• Experience developing functional and behavioral models for custom IP and memory macros.


• Expertise in one or more of the following areas:


• o SRAM circuit design


• o Functional verification


• o Static timing analysis


• o Computer architecture


• Proficiency in Python, Perl, Tcl, shell scripting, or similar languages for automation and flow development.


• Experience with industry-standard custom design, verification, and analysis tools.


• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.


• Experience with Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, and assertion-based verification methodologies.


• Knowledge of memory redundancy, repair algorithms, and memory test methodologies.


• Knowledge of DFT concepts and industry-standard tools such as Tessent, Tetramax, and Synopsys SMS.


• Experience developing automation frameworks, release flows, or modeling infrastructure.


• Familiarity with low-power design, timing closure, and memory characterization methodologies.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain functional, behavioral, and performance models for custom memory IP.


• Create DFT models for custom memories and collaborate with DFT engineers to define test architectures and memory test interfaces.


• Partner with verification teams to develop verification strategies and ensure comprehensive coverage of memory functionality in SoC environments.


• Collaborate with architecture teams to define, evaluate, and model next-generation CPU memories.


• Perform characterization, timing, power, and performance analysis for critical memory blocks.


• Define and maintain verification methodologies, quality metrics, and release criteria for memory models and collateral.


• Work with CAD teams to develop and enhance automation for model generation, validation, release, and analysis flows.


• Collaborate with circuit designers to optimize memory designs for performance, power, area, yield, and testability.


• Drive continuous improvements in modeling quality, automation, and development efficiency across the memory organization.

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies. There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life. A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

What's on Offer

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus


• Maternity/Paternity Leave


• Employee stock purchase scheme


• Matching pension scheme


• Education Assistance


• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)


• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance


• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being


• Bicycle purchase scheme


• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.


• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.


• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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).

Company Policies

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.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.