DDR IP validation and Firmware development (Senior/Lead/Staff)

Nutanix; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking an ASIC Engineer to define, model, design and verify IP/SoC blocks across high-performance products. You will validate functionality, debug firmware, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine the product execution path.

The role requires strong C programming, firmware development, and experience with IP validation and high-speed interfaces. Candidates with embedded systems expertise and proficiency in Python scripting are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Electrical/Electronics/CS with relevant ASIC experience.
• 3+ years for Bachelor's track, 2+ years for Master's, 1+ year for PhD in ASIC design/verification/integration.
• Experience with IP validation and high-speed interfaces is required.

Responsibilities

• Define, model, design (digital/analog) and verify IP/SoC blocks.
• Validate IP functionality and debug power/performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Design/Software teams to plan tests and debugs.
• Mentor juniors and communicate effectively within teams.

Skills

C programming

Firmware development

Python scripting

IP Validation

Embedded systems

DDR/high-speed protocols

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

JTAG debuggers

SoC interconnects

Power management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Science Engineering

Master's degree in Science/Engineering or related field

PhD in Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

JTAG debuggers

Compilers/Linkers

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm ASIC Engineer, you will define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power world class products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional groups to determine product execution path.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

• Understand the IP architecture, work with IP Design/Verification teams to understand the validation requirements, develop/port/enhance the validation software content and bring up.
• Develop good quality Firmware, understand complex SW scenarios and debug the Firmware issues.
• Interface with Design/Software and other teams for the test plan and debugs.
• Validate the IP Functionality, expose weakness, find bugs and root cause them
• Use silicon debug hooks to measure power/performance/coverage and other KPI metrics
• Work with minimal Supervision. Mentor/guide junior co-workers.
• Good verbal and written communication skills

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer science Engineering.
• 2 - 10 years Hardware Engineering experience or related work experience.
• Excellent understanding of Embedded systems, Soc Architecture, Processor Architecture and Memory interfacing.
• Excellent C expertise and hands-on experience on Firmware development/debug
• Must have Experience in IP Validation
• Experience in DDR and other High speed protocols is added advantage.
• Exposure to working on emulation/pre-si environment.
• Exposure to instruments like oscilloscope, Logic analyzer or any other instruments.
• Using JTAG based debuggers, compilers/linkers
• Should have good exposure to software development life cycle-Exposure to SoC architecture paradigms interconnects, power management,
• Knowledge of JTAG based debuggers/compilers/linkers.
• Software development for silicon enablement, silicon validation
• Exposure to scripting language preferably python

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