CPU Core Validation Sr Engineer

Qualcomm; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm is looking for a CPU Core Validation Engineer to join their Hardware Engineering team in Bengaluru. This role involves validating CPU core features and collaborating with different teams to ensure successful test plans and quality designs.

The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering and over 12 years of experience in silicon validation. Excellent knowledge of C/C++ and assembly, along with a good understanding of micro-architecture, is essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Silicon Validation and bring up.
• Experience with C/C++ language embedded firmware.
• Good understanding of micro-processor architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed test plan considering the IP architecture and micro architecture features.
• Work with design and verification teams for CPU functional validations.
• Debug failures on Silicon and develop test strategies.

Skills

Silicon Validation

C/C++ development

Test planning

Debugging

Micro-processor architecture

Education

BA/BS degree in CS/EE

Master's in relevant field

PhD in relevant field

Tools

Software tool chain

Emulators

Job description

Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware 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 Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring‑up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting‑edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross‑functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Job Overview

As a “CPU Core Validation Engineer” you would be part of CPU Validation team in CPU org working on validation of CPU core pipeline arch and micro arch features.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop detailed test plan considering the IP arch and uarch features.
• Work with CPU design and verification teams to develop CPU bring up and functional validation test plans for the IP owned.
• Develop validation methodology and test contents to exercise on emulators during pre‑Si phase and on Silicon.
• Work with SOC bring up teams, software teams to plan CPU core features bringup and end to end validation.
• Triage and debug failures on Silicon.
• Develop test contents and testing strategies to assist validation of CPU on silicon.
• Work with CPU verification teams to reproduce silicon fails on emulators and FPGAs.
• Work with design team to suggest, architect new debug features to improve future CPU bringup’s.

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS degree in CS/EE with 12+ years’ experience.
• 12+ Experience in Silicon Validation and bring up.
• Implementation of assembly, C/C++ language embedded firmware.
• Experience with software tool chain including assemblers, C compilers, Makefiles, and source code control tools.

Preferred Requirements

• Good understanding of micro‑processor architecture, in domains such as: Cache Coherence, Memory ordering and Consistency, Prefetching, Branch Prediction, Renaming, Speculative execution, and Address Translation/Memory Management.
• Knowledge of Random Instruction Sequencing (RIS) and testing a given design, at the Block/Unit-level and Subsystem/Chip-level for proving correctness.
• Experience in writing Test plans and Assembly code.
• Ability to develop and work independently on a block/unit of the design.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

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.