CPU Silicon Bring-Up & Performance Engineer

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is hiring a CPU Silicon Bring up and Validation Engineer to support bring up from first silicon to productization. You will work with CPU design, verification, SOC bring up, and software teams to plan and execute validation strategies, triage silicon issues, and develop robust debug features.

The role emphasizes emulation, FPGA-based pre-work, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure reliable CPU performance on silicon.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in CS/EE with 5+ years' experience.
• 3+ years of silicon validation and bring-up experience.
• Experience with embedded firmware in assembly/C/C++.
• Experience with toolchain including assemblers, C compilers, Makefiles, and source control.

Responsibilities

• Develop CPU bring up and validation test plans.
• Prepare for CPU bring up through pre-work on emulation and FPGA platforms.
• Plan CPU bring up with SOC bring up and software teams.
• Triage and debug failures on Silicon.
• Develop test contents and testing strategies to assist validation of CPU on silicon.
• Reproduce silicon fails on emulators and FPGAs with CPU verification teams.
• Collaborate with design teams to suggest and architect new debug features.

Skills

C/C++

Firmware development

Silicon validation

Toolchain

Makefiles

Source control

Emulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Assemblers

C compilers

Makefiles

Source control

Emulation platforms

FPGA

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is hiring a CPU Silicon Bring up and Validation Engineer to support bring up from first silicon to productization. You will work with CPU design, verification, SOC bring up, and software teams to plan and execute validation strategies, triage silicon issues, and develop robust debug features.

The role emphasizes emulation, FPGA-based pre-work, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure reliable CPU performance on silicon.