Principal/Manager, SoC Systems Validation Engineering

Qualcomm; Tijuana; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm ASIC Engineer in Baja California develops and documents IP/SoC for high-performance, low-power products, spanning digital and analog design. You will model, optimize, verify, and implement complex blocks with cross-functional teams to meet system goals.

The role requires advanced degrees and extensive ASIC experience, with proficiency in RTL to GDS, Virtuoso, and architecture/design tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science/engineering and 8+ years ASIC experience.
• Master's degree in science/engineering and 7+ years ASIC experience.
• PhD in science/engineering and 6+ years ASIC experience.

Responsibilities

• Defines, models, designs (digital and/or analog), optimizes, verifies, validates, implements, and documents IP/SoC development for high-performance, low-power products.
• Creates advanced architectures, circuit specs, logic designs, and system simulations based on requirements.
• Collaborates with software/hardware architecture, product management, and program management to meet system needs.
• Acts as expert resource across design flow from high-level design to synthesis, place&route, timing and power use, and verification.
• Uses tools (e.g., RTL to GDS Flow, Virtuoso) to enable architecture and design of complex blocks/SoCs; provides guidance to team members.
• Writes detailed technical documentation for complex EDA/IP/ASIC projects; reviews docs for experienced engineers.

Skills

ASIC design

Verification

Validation

Integration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Master's degree in Science/Engineering

PhD in Science/Engineering

Tools

RTL to GDS Flow

Virtuoso

Architecture design tools

Scripting languages

Job description

Company

QUALCOMM SEMICONDUCTORES Y SISTEMAS AVANZADOS DE BAJA CALIFORNIA

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• OR
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• OR
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 12+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• 4+ years of experience with architecture and design tools.
• 4+ years of experience with scripting tools and programming languages.
• 4+ years of experience with design verification methods.
• 2+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above).

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Leverages expert ASIC knowledge and experience to 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 products.
• Creates highly advanced architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and/or system simulations based on system-level requirements.
• Collaborates with high-level representatives across functional teams (e.g., software architecture, hardware architecture, product management, program management teams) to develop and execute an implementation strategy that meets system requirements and customer needs.
• Serves as an expert resource for all aspects of the process flow from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, timing and power use, and verification or similarly for custom circuit design/layout flow.
• Utilizes tools/applications (e.g., RTL to GDS Flow, Virtuoso) to execute and enable highly advanced architecture and design of multiple complex blocks/SoC or IC Packages; provides technical expertise and support to team members.
• Writes detailed technical documentation for highly complex EDA/IP/ASIC projects; reviews technical documentation for experienced engineers.

Level Of Responsibility

• Provides supervision to direct reports.
• Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey highly complex and/or detailed information. May require strong negotiation and influence with large groups or high-level constituents.
• Has a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that will have substantial impact over the organization).
• Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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