CPU Micro-Architecture and RTL Design Engineer (RISC-V) Santa Clara, California, United States [...]

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 167,100 - 250,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a CPU Micro-Architecture and RTL Design Engineer (RISC-V) to drive high-performance, low-power CPU design. You will collaborate with chip architects to shape microarchitecture and participate early in product life cycles.

The role covers RTL ownership, architecture research, and verification support, with emphasis on timing, area, and reliability. A strong background in Verilog/VHDL and scripting is desired, along with experience in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with 4+ years of work experience.
• Experience with microprocessor architecture concepts such as fetch/decode, branch prediction, and out-of-order execution.
• Proficiency in RTL design with Verilog or VHDL and ability to work with simulators and waveform tools.

Responsibilities

• Explore high-performance strategies with CPU modeling and verification teams.
• Develop microarchitecture specifications from early exploration to detailed design.
• Own RTL development and refinement to meet power, performance, and area goals.

Skills

Microarchitecture knowledge

RTL design

Verilog/VHDL

Scripting (Python/Perl)

Performance verification

Education

Bachelor's in EE/CE/CS

Master's in EE/CE/CS

PhD in EE/CE/CS

Tools

Verilog/VHDL tools

Waveform debugging tools

Python scripting

Job description

## CPU Micro-Architecture and RTL Design Engineer (RISC-V)Santa Clara, California, United States of AmericaApply NowFind out how well you match with this jobJob ID3093894## **Company:**Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.## **Job Area:**Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering**General Summary:**Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in.We are hiring talented engineers for CPU RTL development targeted for high performance, low power devices using the RISC-V Architecture. As a CPU Micro-architecture and RTL Design Engineer, you will work with chip architects to conceive of the micro-architecture, and also help with architecture/product definition through early involvement in the product life-cycle.**Roles and Responsibilities*** Performance exploration. Explore high performance strategies working with the CPU modeling team.* Microarchitecture development and specification. From early high-level architectural exploration, through micro architectural research and arriving at a detailed specification.* RTL ownership. Development, assessment and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area and timing goals.* Functional verification support. Help the design verification team execute on the functional verification strategy.* Performance verification support. Help verify that the RTL design meets the performance goals.* Design delivery. Work with multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design on the aspects of timing, area, reliability and testability.**Preferred Qualifications*** Thorough knowledge of microprocessor architecture including expertise in one or more of the following areas: instruction fetch and decode, branch prediction, instruction scheduling and register renaming, out-of-order execution, integer and floating point execution, load/store execution, prefetching, cache and memory subsystems* Knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL. Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools* Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications* Understanding of low power microarchitecture techniques* Understanding of high-performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture* Experience using a scripting language such as Perl or Python**Minimum Qualifications:**• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. OR PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, 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. 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