SMMU Senior Lead Design Verification Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading technology innovator is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design and optimize electronic systems for next-generation products. The role includes developing test plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and debugging performance issues. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, and have at least 2 years of related work experience. This position offers opportunities for growth in a dynamic and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Hardware Engineering experience required.
• 1+ year of Hardware Engineering experience for Master's degree holders.
• PhD qualification is accepted without experience.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of DV test bench and associated collaterals.
• Develop test plans and test cases.
• Collaborate with System Architects and Design teams.
• Debug regression signatures and identify bug fixes.
• Develop tools for validation.
• Debug post silicon issues.

Skills

Strong debugging

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Expertise on UVM

System Verilog coding

Knowledgeable about ARM bus protocols

Communication skills

Education

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

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

PhD in Computer Science or related field

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.

SMMU IP Overview:

Ownership of System Memory Management [SMMU] IP test bench and collaterals for the next generation System‑on‑Chip (SoC) for smartphones, tablets and other product categories. System Memory Management Unit does virtual to physical address translation, dynamic allocation and access control of DDR memory, designed as per ARM SMMU architecture spec.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ownership of DV test bench and other associated collaterals (Checkers, Trackers, Scoreboards, Assertion, Functional Coverage)
• Develop test plan and test cases to cover design feature set, follow up with stakeholders on code coverage, functional coverage closure at different levels of test bench
• Work closely with System Architects, Design, emulation teams on failure debugs, code/functional coverage closure
• Debug of regression signatures and identifying bug fixes
• Developing/Deploying scripts/tools for validation (Certitude, VC Formal, Fishtail)
• Debug and root cause post silicon issues in collaboration with Design, SW and test teams
• Work with SoC level performance modeling team on latency, bandwidth analysis

Required Skillset:

• Strong debugging, Analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Expertise on UVM, System Verilog coding
• Knowledgeable about ARM bus protocols (AXI, AHB, APB, CHI), Virtual Memory concepts, SoC system architecture
• Experience in developing Monitors, Scoreboards, Sequencers that utilize scripts, System Verilog, UVM, and methodologies to increase the rate with which bugs are found and resolved
• Post‑si bring‑up and HW‑SW debug experience would be a plus. Knowledge & exposure to silicon debug tool chains would be an added advantage
• Communication and collaboration skills to work with a large world‑wide design organization

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.

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