RISCV CPU Design Verification Sr Engineer

Qualcomm; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design and verify high-performance CPU architectures. As a part of the Engineering Group in Bengaluru, you will develop verification processes and collaborate with various teams to validate use cases while ensuring low power consumption.

The ideal candidate will hold a relevant degree and possess strong experience in verification techniques, C/C++, and digital logic design. This is a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Hardware Engineering experience or 1+ year with a Master’s degree.
• Strong understanding of CPU architectures and micro-architectures.
• Experience in verification of power management features.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute verification plans for CPU design.
• Use simulation and verification methodologies for test plans.
• Collaborate with design teams to validate system use cases.
• Debug failures in simulation or Silicon.

Skills

C/C++

Digital logic design

Debugging

Verification methodologies

Scripting languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

PhD in Computer Science or related field

BE/BTech degree in CS/EE

Tools

HDLS like Verilog/System Verilog

Simulation tools

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 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
• BE/BTech degree in CS/EE with 4+ years’ experience.

Qualcomm is hiring strong DV engineers to verify high performance and low power RISC V based CPUs in Bangalore.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute verification plans for units and features of a CPU design.
• Use simulation and formal verification methodologies to execute test plans, develop testbench components like checkers, assertions, stimulus generators.
• Work closely with system architects, design team, software teams and Soc team to validate system use cases.
• Work closely with emulation team to enable verification on emulators and FPGA platforms.
• Debug and triage failures in simulation, emulation and/or Silicon.
• Implementation of assembly and C language tests for verifying CPU architecture.
• Experience in C/C++, scripting languages, HDLS like Verilog/System Verilog.
• Good understanding of CPU architectures and CPU micro-architectures. Industry experience with CPU architecture (eg: x86, ARM, MIPS, RISCV, POWER) will be a plus.
• Experience in verification of power management features such as clock gating, power gating, UPF, DVFS/DCVS, reliability, throttling etc.

Preferred Requirements

• Strong understanding of power management features in CPUs and CPU based Socs.
• In-depth knowledge of digital logic design, micro-processor, debug feature, and DFT architecture and microarchitecture.
• Experience with advanced verification techniques such as formal and assertions is a plus.
• Knowledge and verification experience in DFT and structural debug concepts and methodologies: JTAG, IEEE1500, MBIST, scan dump, memory dump is a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.