ASIC Design Engineer (Hardware Security)

MaC VC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks an experienced Hardware Design Engineer with 6+ years of ASIC design to join the Hardware Security team.

The role covers architecture, microarchitecture, RTL design, verification, and silicon testing, with exposure to state-of-the-art security solutions and countermeasures. You will collaborate cross-functionally on a high-profile platform, work through design flow stages from architecture to timing closure, and contribute to secure,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related sciences.
• 6+ years of experience in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Experience and understanding of ASIC design flow: Architecture, Microarchitecture, verilog/system-verilog RTL design, Clock Domain Crossings, DFT, synthesis, and timing closure.
• Knowledge of bus protocols, clocks/resets, debug concepts.
• Problem solving, strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Self-driven, motivated, able to work with minimum supervision.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to architecture, microarchitecture, RTL design, verification, and IP development.
• Lead synthesis, timing closure, and silicon testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on security features and countermeasures.
• Support validation and bring-up of silicon.

Skills

ASIC design

RTL design

Timing closure

DFT

Synthesis

Clock Domain Crossing

Bus protocols

Debug concepts

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE or related field

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Synthesis tools

Verification tools

Timing analysis tools

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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.

A world leader in smart mobile technologies, QCT offers complete solutions that enable continuous innovation for today's smart connected devices. Our vast expertise in wireless technology, combined with our unique systems approach to developing solutions, puts QCT at the forefront of the rapidly expanding mobile industry. QCT offers solutions for CDMA, UMTS, GSM and LTE technologies, providing support for both 3G, 4G and now 5G networks and devices. Qualcomm also offers a broad portfolio of additional wired and wireless technologies for the mobile, networking, computing and consumer electronics product segments. All of our solutions and products are elegantly engineered for optimal performance and power consumption. Our system-on-chip solutions like Snapdragon bring together CPU, GPU, connectivity, security, multimedia and GPS technologies in a way that is redefining mobile possibilities for people everywhere. Because of its unsurpassed performance and capabilities, Snapdragon is enhancing the mobile experience and fueling an ever-expanding array of new connected device categories, ranging from smartphones to tablets to e-readers and beyond.

The Hardware Security team works on cutting edge security solution products for premium Snapdragon chip sets and is seeking Hardware Design engineers with solid ASIC design experience in San Diego, CA.

This is a high-level, high-profile position, requiring interaction with cross-functional teams. The work will expose the candidate to all aspects of hardware security product creation flow, including Architecture, Microarchitecture, Design, Validation, IP development, Synthesis, Timing closure, Layout, and thorough Silicon Testing. Candidates will be exposed and involved in state-of-the-art security solutions, countermeasures and techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related Sciences
• 6+ years of experience in ASIC design
• Experience and understanding of ASIC design flow: Architecture, Microarchitecture, verilog/system-verilog RTL design, Clock Domain Crossings, DFT, synthesis, and timing closure
• Knowledge of bus protocols, clocks/resets, debug concepts
• Problem solving, strong communication and teamwork skills
• Self-driven, motivated, able to work with minimum supervision

Stand Out Of The Crowd

• Experience with microcontroller CPUs, Busses (AHB/AXI/others), or Peripherals
• Experience with system level architecture, complex subsystems, integration of analog and digital IP, implementation techniques, silicon test
• Experience with High-speed, Low Area, and Low Power architecture
• Experience in hardware security fields like Root of Trust, RNG, symmetric and asymmetric crypto, side-channel, error correction codes, hardening, etc
• Experience in verification, modeling, test-planning

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree minimum, Master's or PhD preferred.

Keywords

SoC (system on chip), Security, ASIC, Digital Design, Crypto, Cryptography, Encryption, side-channel, subsystem, lead

Minimum Qualifications

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

OR

Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

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).

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

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.

Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits

$145,600.00 - $218,400.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.