CPU Post-Silicon Validation Engineer - Multiple Levels (San Diego, Santa Clara, and Austin)

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a CPU Silicon Bring up and Validation Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in the CPU Silicon Bringup Team. This position involves preparing and supporting the bring up of cutting-edge SoCs, collaborating closely with design and software teams. You will develop test strategies, debug silicon issues, and contribute to the future of CPU architecture. If you have a passion for innovation and a strong background in silicon validation, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Silicon Validation and bring up.
• Strong understanding of micro-processor architecture and power management.

Responsibilities

• Develop CPU bring up and validation test plans with design teams.
• Triage and debug failures on Silicon during the bring up process.

Skills

Silicon Validation

C/C++ Embedded Firmware

Debugging Skills

Test Development

Micro-Processor Architecture

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science

BA/BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Software Tool Chain

Assemblers

C Compilers

Makefiles

Source Code Control Tools

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

As a “CPU Silicon Bring up and Validation Engineer” you would be part of the CPU Silicon Bringup Team, within the CPU team.

The charter for CPU Silicon Bringup team would be to prepare for and support bring up of every SoC using the Custom CPUs - from first Silicon through to productization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Work with CPU design and verification teams to develop CPU bring up and validation test plans.
2. Prepare for CPU bring up through pre-work on emulation and FPGA platforms.
3. Work with SOC bring up teams, software teams to plan CPU bring up.
4. Triage and debug failures on Silicon.
5. Develop test contents and testing strategies to assist validation of CPU on silicon.
6. Work with CPU verification teams to reproduce silicon fails on emulators and FPGAs.
7. Work with design team to suggest, architect new debug features to improve future CPU bringup’s.

Minimum Requirements:

1. BA/BS degree in CS/EE with 5+ years’ experience.
2. 3+ Experience in Silicon Validation and bring up.
3. Implementation of assembly, C/C++ language embedded firmware.
4. Experience with software tool chain including assemblers, C compilers, Makefiles, and source code control tools.

Preferred Requirements:

1. Strong understanding of micro-processor architecture.
2. Strong understanding of power management, physical design concepts.
3. Experience in Silicon bring up and validation of CPU features.
4. Experience in debug of functional, power, performance, physical design issues, speed path debug on silicon.
5. Experience in CPU design and verification.
6. Experience in Test development for validation of CPU features on Silicon.
7. Experience in development of test vectors for tester bring up.