Always-On Subsystem Power Firmware Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego is seeking an experienced ASIC Engineer to define, model, and design IP for high performance, low power products. You will verify, validate, and implement ASIC blocks and SoCs, while documenting methodologies and results.

You will collaborate with software and hardware teams across the company to meet system requirements, while contributing to architecture definitions and design verification strategies for complex ICs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 4+ years in ASIC design/verification.
• Master's degree with 3+ years in ASIC design/verification.
• PhD with 2+ years in ASIC design/verification.

Responsibilities

• Leverages advanced ASIC knowledge to define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for high performance, low power products.
• Creates advanced architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and/or system simulations based on system-level requirements.
• Collaborates 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.
• Evaluates all aspects of complex process flow from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, timing and power use, and verification or similar for custom circuit design/layout flow.
• Utilizes tools/applications (e.g., RTL to GDS Flow, Virtuoso) to execute and enable advanced architecture and design of multiple complex blocks/SoC or IC Packages.
• Writes and reviews detailed technical documentation for complex EDA/IP/ASIC projects.

Skills

ASIC design

ASIC verification

ASIC validation

integration

documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field

PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

RTL to GDS Flow

Virtuoso

Scripting languages

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego is seeking an experienced ASIC Engineer to define, model, and design IP for high performance, low power products. You will verify, validate, and implement ASIC blocks and SoCs, while documenting methodologies and results.

You will collaborate with software and hardware teams across the company to meet system requirements, while contributing to architecture definitions and design verification strategies for complex ICs.