Senior Mixed-Signal Physical Design Engineer - Cork, Ireland

Qualcomm; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and bonus

Relocation support

Stock purchase scheme

Education Assistance

Insurance coverage

Job summary

QT Technologies Ireland Limited in Cork is seeking Mixed-Signal Physical Design Engineers to join Qualcomm's MSIP team. You will lead hands-on Analog Mixed-Signal physical design in 3nm and below, contributing to SerDes, Sensors and DDR IP blocks for Snapdragon SoCs.

The role requires a self-driven engineer with strong design, automation, and collaboration across global sites, plus experience with CAD tools and timing closure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Experience leading Physical design projects with resources across global sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead and hands-on work on Analog Mixed-Signal Physical Design projects in 3nm technologies and below.
• Collaborate across global sites to drive projects to closure.
• Develop automation to improve physical design flows and tooling.

Skills

Physical design

Timing closure

Power integrity

Clock tree

Automation & scripting

Team leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Master's degree in Science/Engineering

PhD in Science/Engineering

Tools

STA tools

DRC/LVS tools

Tcl

Perl

C

Job description

Company:

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

About The Role

Qualcomm’s Mixed-Signal IP (MSIP) Physical Design team is seeking Mixed-Signal Physical Design Engineers to join our growing team in Cork, Ireland. The Qualcomm Cork site is home to a range of MSIP teams working on cutting edge designs for the latest Snapdragon SoCs in the latest technology nodes, and the successful candidate will work on key next-generation mixed-signal physical designs for our SerDes, Sensors & DDR IP teams.

All our solutions and products are elegantly engineered for optimal performance and power consumption. And our system-on-chip solutions like Snapdragon bring together CPU, GPU, connectivity, multimedia and GPS technologies in a way that is redefining mobile possibilities for people everywhere. Because of its unsurpassed performance and capabilities, Snapdragon is enhancing the mobile experience and fueling an ever-expanding array of new connected device categories, ranging from smartphones to tablets and beyond.

This position plays a crucial role in leading and working hands‑on on Analog Mixed‑Signal Physical Design projects in 3nm technologies and below and is ideally suited for a self‑driven individual with knowledge in concepts of ASIC design in large multi‑million gate SoCs. Skills such as Automation, Debugging and Custom Design knowledge would be an added advantage. Leadership skills and ability to work across global sites is very important to this position.

Skills and Experience we would love to see:

• Physical design implementation (Placement, CTS, STA) in advanced technologies.
• Experience working on complex PHYs and related Sub Systems
• Experience with custom physical design, pre-placement and pre‑routing
• Ability to understand complex logic structures and define new IPs targeted at performance and/or area
• STA tool and timing closure methodologies
• Power grid analysis and understand trade‑offs between power, performance and area
• Clock tree implication and in‑depth understanding of different CTS structures like clock mesh and multi‑source CTS
• Low‑power implementation methods: CLP, power and IR drop reduction methods
• Timing closure and implication with OCV/AOCV
• Physical Verification: DRC/LVS and other checks.
• Programming and scripting skills (Tcl, perl and/or C).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven record of delivering physical design projects and automation in physical design
• EDA experience is added advantage.
• Experience working with diverse global teams and leading projects to closure.
• Experience leading Physical design projects with resource across global sites.
• Self‑driven and Motivated

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 3 to 7 years of experience desired in physical design, or related work experience

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 schemeEmployee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, 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.

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