Ethernet Validation Engineer - Staff/ Sr. Lead / Senior Engineer

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm, Inc. in Bengaluru seeks an ASIC Engineer to define, model, design, and validate IP/SoC blocks for high-performance, low-power products.

You will collaborate across IP architecture, design, and systems teams to create robust validation content for pre-silicon to post-silicon environments. The role requires strong C/C++ programming, Linux driver development, and hands-on experience with Ethernet/NIC/PCIe IPs, embedded systems, and SoC architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 4+ years in ASIC design/verification.
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 3+ years in ASIC design/verification.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field with 2+ years in ASIC design/verification.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain validation plans for Ethernet IP and SoC features.
• Collaborate with IP, design, and systems teams to translate validation requirements into test content.
• Lead bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis for hardware, drivers, and platform integration.
• Ensure coverage for functional, performance, power, and production readiness.

Skills

Ethernet IP

PCIe

C/C++

Linux drivers

Embedded systems

SoC architecture

Debug tools

AI interconnects

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Master's degree in Science/Engineering

PhD in Science/Engineering

Tools

Lauterbach TRACE32

Oscilloscopes

Protocol analyzers

Traffic generators

Job description

Job 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.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and maintain comprehensive validation plans for Ethernet IP and SoC-level features across pre-silicon, emulation and post-silicon environments.
• Collaborate closely with IP architecture, design and systems teams to understand validation requirements and translate them into robust test content.
• Lead bring-up, debug and root-cause analysis for complex cross-functional issues spanning hardware, drivers and platform integration.
• Ensure validation coverage is sufficient to provide high confidence in functional correctness, performance, power behavior, and production readiness.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with any of these IPs like Ethernet controllers, NIC architectures, PCIe.
• Proficiency in bare-metal and Linux driver development with strong C/C++ programming and debugging skills.
• Solid understanding of embedded systems, SoC architecture, peripheral subsystems and hardware/software interaction.
• Experience validating complex SoC features across functional, performance, power and system-level scenarios.
• Exposure to AI server based interconnects like ESUN/UEC, UALink protocols are preferred.
• Hands-on experience with lab and debug tools such as Lauterbach TRACE32, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers and traffic-generation equipment.