CPU Floorplan & Integration Engineer

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 142,200 - 213,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Qualcomm's Quality Data Center team is developing high‑performance, energy‑efficient server solutions for data center applications. This role focuses on creating innovative CPU solutions optimized for performance, power, and area.

The candidate will lead CPU physical design tasks, including floorplanning, IP integration, and chip-level place-and-route, collaborating with external teams to meet IP technical and delivery requirements. A strong background in HW/SW/Systems engineering is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field with 2+ years HW/SW/Systems experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field with 1+ year HW/SW/Systems experience.
• PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Ensure designs are validated for functional and electrical robustness.
• Perform CPU physical design tasks, including floorplanning, bump/RDL planning, IP integration, power/ground generation, and pin assignment.
• Oversee full-chip floorplan, area optimizations, block partitioning, and pin assignments.
• Manage chip-level place and route, and finalize the CPU database for construction and verification.
• Coordinate custom layout integration.
• Collaborate with external teams to fulfill IP technical and delivery requirements.
• Develop workflows for chip integration and analysis.

Skills

Hardware/Software/Systems Engineering

Education

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

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

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Synthesis tools

Place & Route tools

Tape-out flows tools

Job description

Qualcomm's Quality Data Center team is developing high‑performance, energy‑efficient server solutions for data center applications. This role focuses on creating innovative CPU solutions optimized for performance, power, and area.

The candidate will lead CPU physical design tasks, including floorplanning, IP integration, and chip-level place-and-route, collaborating with external teams to meet IP technical and delivery requirements. A strong background in HW/SW/Systems engineering is essential.