CPU PostSi Val Staff Engineer

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a Hardware Engineer to plan, design, verify, and test electronic systems including CPU subsystems and full-stack environments. The role involves bring-up, validation, and debugging across bare-metal and OS-based stacks with emphasis on power management and performance.

The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet stringent requirements for cutting-edge products, focusing on ARM architecture, firmware, drivers, and debugging in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years in Hardware Engineering or related field.
• Master's degree with 3+ years in Hardware Engineering or related field.
• PhD with 2+ years in Hardware Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of CPU subsystem validation infrastructure (bare-metal and OS-based full-stack).
• Execution and debugging of functional validation for custom CPU features.
• Enablement and validation of low-power and DVFS features for CPU domains.
• Debugging and profiling support across bare-metal and full-stack environments.

Skills

ARM v8/v9

Low-level firmware

RTOS

Linux kernel

Trusted firmware

Hypervisors

Device drivers

Bring-up debugging

Debugging in complex environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Master's degree in CS or Electrical/Electronics Engineering

PhD in CS or Electrical/Electronics Engineering

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

Additional Job Description

Focus Areas

Experience Required: 8 to 20 Years

• Development and maintenance of CPU subsystem validation infrastructure, involving both bare-metal and OS-based full-stack environments (such as TFA, Linux, hypervisor, TEE).
• Execution and debugging of functional validation for custom CPU features.
• Enablement and validation of low-power and DVFS (Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling) features for CPU domains.
• Debugging and profiling support across bare-metal and full-stack environments.

Required Skills

CPU Microarchitecture Knowledge

• ARM v8/v9 architecture (preferred).
• Low-level firmware and architecture-specific code.

Subsystem Fundamentals

• Caches, MMU, interrupts, debug subsystems, and exception handling.

Software-Hardware Stack Expertise

• Experience with one or more of RTOS, Linux kernel, trusted firmware, hypervisors, and device drivers.
• Strong bring-up and debugging skills in complex environments.

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