CPU Physical Design Engineer

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 122,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading technology innovator as a CPU Engineer, where you will spearhead the design of cutting-edge CPU architectures. This role offers the chance to work on transformative projects that impact industries globally. You will collaborate with talented teams to create high-performance, low-power designs while solving complex challenges in micro-architecture and logic design. With a competitive salary range and a comprehensive benefits package, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the tech world. If you're passionate about engineering and innovation, this is the role for you!

Benefits

Competitive annual discretionary bonus

Annual RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in high-performance microprocessor design.
• Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and verify high performance and low power CPU designs.
• Collaborate to define requirements and specifications.

Skills

Hardware Engineering

Software Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Systems Engineering

C Programming

C++ Programming

Python Programming

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

Simulation Tools

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm CPU Engineer, you will lead innovative Central Processing Unit (CPU) design efforts that have a critical impact on industries across the world. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, verify, and implement multi-core CPU operations for all Qualcomm Business Units.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree 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.
2. OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
3. OR PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
2. 2+ years of work experience with high-performance microprocessor design.
3. 2+ years of work experience with high level programming (e.g., C, C++), scripting language programming (e.g., Perl, Python, etc.).
4. 2+ years of work experience with simulators and/or waveform debugging tools (e.g., Verilog, VHDL, etc.).
5. 2+ years of work experience with industry standard tools for synthesis place and/or route and design verification.
6. 2+ years of work experience with simulation, emulation, formal verification, or silicon validation.
7. 2+ years of experience in creating functional models, checkers, test plans, and/or test generation.
8. 1+ year experience working in a large matrixed organization.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Applies knowledge of computer architecture, micro-architecture, logic design, circuits, and/or physical design to develop and verify high performance and low power CPU designs.
2. Anticipates, identifies, and solves problems to ensure design completeness, functionality, power, and performance.
3. Collaborates across teams to define requirements, specifications, and trade-offs (e.g., performance, power, cost, functionalities, etc.) in order to accomplish product goals.
4. Evaluates the design process from conceptualization to productization (i.e., architecture definition, feasibility, pre-silicon design and verification, and post-silicon validation) that meet customer and industry standards.
5. Writes detailed technical documentation (e.g., feature descriptions, architectural descriptions, verification test plans, and implementation details, etc.) for CPU designs.

Level of Responsibility:

1. Works independently with minimal supervision.
2. Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.
3. Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
4. Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions.
5. Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$122,500.00 - $183,700.00

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.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.