CPU Server Physical Design Clock Engineer Austin, Texas, United States of America CPU Engineering Posted a day ago

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 155,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Physical Design Clock Engineer in Austin, TX (open to Santa Clara) to drive clock generation and distribution for next-gen CPU architectures.

You will collaborate with RTL, CAD, and physical design teams to optimize clock skew, power, and performance, performing jitter analysis and validating clocking across designs. A strong background in electrical engineering and hardware verification is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree requirements with 4+ years hardware-related experience or higher degrees with fewer years.
• Experience with clock generation, distribution and low power design.
• Familiarity with SPICE, jitter, RC delay and device physics.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement CPU clocking strategies with CAD teams.
• Lead clock generation and distribution to minimize skew and power.
• Conduct jitter analysis and validate clocking across blocks and top levels.

Skills

Clock distribution

Low skew design

SPICE simulation

RC delay analysis

Clock tree analysis

Jitter measurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

## CPU Server Physical Design Clock EngineerAustin, Texas, United States of AmericaApply NowUse AI to find out how well you match with this jobJob ID: 3092764## **Company:**Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.## **Job Area:**Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering**General Summary:**As a Physical Design Clock Engineer, you will work with microarchitecture, RTL design, CAD, block level and top level physical design teams to create best in class clocking solutions for next generation CPUs.### **Minimum Skillsets*** Experience in all aspects of construction and analysis of low skew and low power clock generation and distribution.* Experience in clock H-tree, mesh, spines and CTS implementations.* Good understanding of device physics, RC delay and electrical aspects.* Proficiency in SPICE simulation and analysis for circuit design and verification.### **Preferred qualifications*** MS in Electrical Engineering; 8+ years of practical experience.* Skilled in chip physical design, standard cell optimizations, and clock construction.* Defined clock methodology across various designs.* Preferred experience in deep submicron process technology nodes.* Proficient in PLL specifications, clock skew estimation, and jitter measurements.* Strong communication skills for team collaboration and issue resolution.### **Roles and Responsibilities*** Work with design teams to understand, implement and validate CPU clocking.* Drive overall clock generation and distribution methodology of CPU.* Work with CAD & block level designers to implement the clocking techniques for optimizing skew and power.* Perform jitter analysis and measurements and provide feedback to block level and top level physical design engineers on key fixes required.This position is open to both locations Austin and Santa Clara. The compensations will be adjusted based on the location.**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. 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