Digital Design R&D Engineer (Lead/Staff)

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a Hardware Engineer to plan, design, verify, and test electronic systems across digital/analog/RF/optical domains. You will work on SoC design, bring-up yield, and packaging, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to meet performance goals.

The role focuses on RTL to GDS flows, PPA optimization, and ML-assisted timing closure, with hands-on EDA tooling experience and coding in Python/TCL. 3–8 years of relevant experience is anticipated.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Responsibilities

• As a digital design R&D Engineer, improve Performance, Power, and Area (PPA) for cores like GPU, AI, Modem and DDR.
• Develop ML solutions for faster and smarter timing closure for the SoC.
• Use Big-Data/ML/Analytics in digital design to guide better design choices and improve convergence times.

Skills

RTL to GDS

ML algorithms

Python

TCL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / ECE / Engineering

Master's degree in CS / ECE / Engineering

PhD in CS / ECE / Engineering

Tools

Primetime

FC

Innovus

Tempus

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 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

QCT Strategic PD team is actively seeking candidates skilled in RTL to GDS. You will be part of an elite team that develops innovative solutions and tackles challenging design problems

As a digital design R&D Engineer some of the key tasks are

• Improving Performance, Power, and Area (PPA) for the performance cores like GPU, AI, Modem and DDR
• Developing ML solutions (ECO and otherwise) for faster and smarter timing closure for the SoC
• Use of Big-Data/ML/Analytics in digital design to guide better design choices, improve convergence times with better PPA metrics

Required Skills

• Working knowledge in
  • Digital VLSI implementation (netlist to GDS)
  • PNR implementation (primary skill and knowledge)
  • STA (secondary skill)
• Familiarity and understanding of ML algorithms and techniques.
• Hands on experience with EDA tools (Primetime, FC, Innovus, Tempus, etc.)
• Coding with Python, TCL

Expected Experience: 3 – 8 years of relevant product industry experience

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