SRAM Circuit Analysis and Modeling Engineer, Senior - Cork, Ireland

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary bonus

Relocation support

Life and health insurance

Pension plan

Education assistance

Immigration support

Employee stock purchase

Well-being subsidies

Job summary

QT Technologies Ireland Limited is seeking a Circuit Analysis and Modeling Engineer to develop and verify models for custom memory IP used across Qualcomm CPU portfolios. You will work at the intersection of memory design, DFT, verification, and CAD automation, driving accuracy, reliability, and scalable memory solutions.

You will collaborate with circuit designers, architects, verification and CAD teams to improve verification methodologies, analyze memory behavior, and enhance automation

Qualifications

• Masters or Bachelor with 2+ years in hardware/software engineering.
• Experience developing functional and behavioral models for memory IP.
• Expertise in SRAM design, verification, timing, or computer architecture.
• Proficiency in Python, Perl, Tcl, shell scripting for automation.
• Experience with industry-standard design, verification, and analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain functional, behavioral, and performance models for memory IP.
• Create DFT models and define test architectures with DFT engineers.
• Partner with verification teams to ensure coverage of memory functionality in SoC environments.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to model next-generation CPU memories.
• Characterize timing, power, and performance for memory blocks.
• Define and maintain verification methodologies, quality metrics, and release criteria.
• Work with CAD teams to automate model generation, validation, and release 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.

Skills

SRAM circuit design

Functional verification

Static timing analysis

Computer architecture

Python

Perl

Tcl

Shell scripting

Automation tools

EDA tools

Education

Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree with 2+ years' experience

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

UVM

Assertion-based verification

Tessent

Tetramax

Synopsys SMS

Automation frameworks

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.

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 schemeEmployee 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.

OR

• 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.

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