STA Synthesis Sr Engineer/Lead/Staff

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm is seeking a Hardware Engineer to plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems including Digital/Analog/RF/optical domains. You will lead a team focused on the Display Sub-System, ensuring high-quality netlists, timing closure, and power-efficient implementations across RTL and physical design.

The role requires strong hands-on experience with synthesis and timing tools (Synopsys and Cadence), script development, and cross-functional collaboration to meet performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 4+ years hardware engineering experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering with 3+ years hardware engineering experience.
• PhD in Engineering with 2+ years hardware engineering experience.
• Strong leadership with ability to guide a high-performing team across the implementation domain.
• Deep knowledge of Physical Synthesis and synthesis methodologies with standard tools.
• Experience writing timing constraints for synthesis, STA, timing closure and pipelining for multi-clock domains.
• Familiarity with MCMM synthesis and optimization and UPF low-power design.
• Proficiency in TCL/Python/Perl scripting and power optimization flows.
• Ability to work with design, DFT and PD teams for netlist delivery and timing validation.

Responsibilities

• Synthesis, LEC, Low power checks, Memory BIST insertion, Constraints validation.
• Development of signoff quality constraints and power intent constraints.
• RTL Lint/CLP/MEMBIST/DFT DRC tasks as needed.
• TCL scripting in addition to running and debugging designs.
• Hands-on with Synopsys DCG/Genus/Fusion Compiler and Prime Time for complex blocks.
• Hands-on with Cadence Conformal tools including UPF development.
• Experience with RTL development or Physical Design is a plus.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Synthesis

Low-power design

Scripting (Python/Perl/TCL)

RF/analog/digital engineering

Project execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Synopsys DCG/Genus/Fusion Compiler

Synopsys Prime Time

Cadence Conformal LEC/UPF

Job description

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 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Requirements:

• Looking for a highly talented and a technically strong leader with an eye for quality to lead a high performing and talented team of engineers in the implementation domain for Display Sub-System.
  • Able to handle multiple project execution that are time critical and complex
  • Able to communicate effectively with all stakeholders across the organization
  • Able to collaborate with cross functional teams for upholding the best practices and enabling smooth execution
  • Focus on improving execution efficiency and improve on the optimizations in area, power and performance.
  • Able to grow the team in terms of technical depth and size as we do more and more projects
  • Able to innovate and bring fresh ideas
• Bachelors or masters degree in engineering with 3+ Years of experience.
• Should have strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of Physical Synthesis and Synthesis methodologies with leading industry standard tools.
• Experience with writing timing constraints for synthesis, STA, timing closure and pipelining at different levels for performance optimization and timing closure.
• Experience in all aspects of timing closure for multi-clock domain designs.
• Should be familiar with MCMM synthesis and optimization.
• Should have good understanding of low-power design implementation using UPF.
• Experience with scripting language such as Perl/ Python, TCL.
• Experience with different power optimization flows or technique such as clock gating.
• Should be able to work independently with design, DFT and PD team for netlist delivery, timing constraints validation
• Should be able to handle ECOs and formal verification and maintain high quality matrix

Responsibilities include:

• Synthesis, LEC, Low power checks, Memory BIST insertion, Constraints validation.
• Development of signoff quality constraints and the development of power intent constraints.
• May also include running RTL Lint, CLP, MEMBIST, DFT DRC etc.

• TCL script development in addition to running/analyzing/debugging designs.
• Hands on with Synopsys DCG/Genus/Fusion Compiler.
• Hands on with Synopsys Prime Time including constraint development for complex blocks with multiple clock domains.
• Hands on with Cadence Conformal LEC and Cadence Conformal Low Power including UPF development
• Experience with either RTL development or Physical Design is also a plus