Emulation Engineer - Sr/Lead/Staff Engineer

Qualcomm; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced Emulation / FPGA Prototyping Engineer with 5–6 years in SoC/IP verification to lead emulation and FPGA prototyping activities.

You will build, validate, and debug complex designs using Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu, or Mentor Veloce, and collaborate with design and verification teams to ensure correctness and performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Emulation and FPGA Prototyping.
• Hands-on experience with emulation platforms and FPGA prototypes.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain FPGA-based prototypes and emulation environments for SoC/IP verification.
• Integrate high-speed interfaces on emulation/FPGA platforms.
• Collaborate with design and verification teams to ensure functionality and performance.
• Debug hardware/software issues and provide timely solutions.
• Optimize emulation flows for faster turnaround and coverage.

Skills

Emulation

FPGA Prototyping

PCIe/UFS/USB/EMAC

DDR LP4/LP5/LP6

I2C SPI UART SPMI RFFE

AMBA APB/AHB/AXI

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Cadence Palladium

Synopsys ZeBu

Mentor Veloce

SoC architecture

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Electronics Eng

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Synopsys ZeBu

Mentor Veloce

FPGA boards

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

Job Title: Emulation / FPGA Prototyping Engineer

Experience: 5 to 6 years

Location: Qualcomm Hyderabad

Employment Type: Full‑time

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced engineer with strong expertise in Emulation and FPGA Prototyping to join our team at Qualcomm Hyderabad.

The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience in building, validating, and debugging complex SoC/IP designs using emulation platforms and FPGA prototypes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain FPGA‑based prototypes and emulation environments for SoC/IP verification.
• Integrate and validate high‑speed and low‑speed interfaces on emulation/FPGA platforms.
• Collaborate with design and verification teams to ensure functional correctness and performance.
• Debug hardware/software issues and provide timely solutions.
• Optimize emulation flows for faster turnaround and improved coverage.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in Emulation and FPGA Prototyping.
• Familiarity with high‑speed protocols such as: PCIe, UFS, USB, EMAC
• Experience in DDR(LP4/LP5/LP6) protocols and memory subsystem integration.
• Familiarity with low‑speed protocols such as: I2C, SPI, UART, SPMI, RFFE
• Experience in AMBA protocols APB/AHB/AXI
• Proficiency in RTL design and integration (Verilog/System Verilog).
• Hands‑on experience with emulation platforms (e.g., Cadence Palladium, Synopsys ZeBu, Mentor Veloce) and FPGA boards.
• Good understanding of SoC architecture and verification methodologies.
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL) for automation.
• Exposure to software bring‑up on FPGA/emulation platforms.
• Knowledge of hardware/software co‑verification.

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field.

Applicants:

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