Staff Engineer – SoC Validation Framework & Infrastructure Bangalore, India Hardware Engineering

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited invites an experienced Staff Engineer to develop scalable validation frameworks and infrastructure for pre-silicon and post-silicon SoC validation in Bangalore.

You will contribute to embedded software, silicon bring-up, validation automation and complex hardware-software debugging across multicore ARMv8/ARMv9 platforms running Linux or RTOS. The role demands 8–11 years of industry experience in Embedded/SoC validation and strong C/C++, Python, and shell scripting.

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable validation frameworks and infrastructure for pre-silicon and post-silicon SoC validation.
• Engage in embedded/system software development and silicon bring-up.
• Drive validation automation and complex hardware-software debugging across multicore SoC platforms.
• Utilize tools like JTAG/Trace32 for silicon debugging.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Shell

Embedded software

Validation framework

ARMv8/ARMv9

Multicore SoC

Linux/RTOS

JTAG/Trace32

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related

Master's degree in CS/EE or related

PhD in CS/EE or related

Tools

GCC/Clang/LLVM

Makefiles/ linker scripts

JTAG/Trace32

Job description

## Staff Engineer – SoC Validation Framework & InfrastructureBangalore, IndiaApply NowFind out how well you match with this jobJob ID: 3096085## **Company:**Qualcomm India Private Limited## **Job Area:**Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering**General Summary:**Qualcomm's System Validation & Emulation (SVE) organization is looking for an experienced **Staff Engineer** to develop scalable software frameworks, tools, and infrastructure for **pre-silicon and post-silicon SoC validation**. The role involves embedded/system software development, silicon bring-up, validation automation, and complex hardware-software debugging across multicore SoC platforms.**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. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.**Experience:** **8–11 years mandatory** **Key Skills:*** Strong programming expertise in **C/C++, Assembly, Python & Shell*** Embedded/System Software and **validation framework/infrastructure development*** Strong understanding of **ARMv8/ARMv9, multicore and heterogeneous SoC architectures*** Experience with **Linux/RTOS, boot flows, interrupts, MMU and low-level software*** Knowledge of **cache coherency, memory ordering, synchronization and memory subsystems*** Hands-on experience with **pre-silicon/emulation, FPGA and post-silicon validation/debug*** Debugging using **JTAG/Trace32** and similar silicon debug tools* Experience with **GCC/Clang/LLVM, build systems, Makefiles and linker scripts*** Exposure to **CI/CD, validation automation and regression infrastructure** **Preferred:** Experience with **silicon/board bring-up, hardware-software integration, reusable validation frameworks, and SoC infrastructure development**. **Mandatory Experience:** Candidates must have **8–11 years of relevant industry experience** in Embedded Software, System Software, SoC Validation, Silicon Enablement, Platform Software, or Validation Framework/Infrastructure Development.**Applicants**: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.**To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies**: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.