CPU Systems RTL Engineer

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 167,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking skilled RTL engineers to develop CPU RTL for high-performance, low-power devices. You will collaborate with chip architects to define micro-architecture and contribute early in the product lifecycle.

Expect to work on Verilog/VHDL, RTL ownership, and architecture exploration while coordinating with software and platform teams to enable CPU features. This role emphasizes power, timing, and area considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware/Software/Systems Engineering experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of related work experience.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of related work experience.
• MS degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of CPU RTL or similar experience.

Responsibilities

• Performance exploration with CPU modeling team.
• Microarchitecture development and detailed specification.
• RTL ownership and refinement for power, performance, area, and timing.
• Functional verification support with the verification team.
• Performance verification to ensure RTL meets goals.
• Design delivery with cross-functional teams covering timing, area, reliability, testability, and power.
• Collaborate with Software, Firmware, and platform teams to enable CPU features.

Skills

RTL design

CPU architecture

Power management

Verilog/VHDL

Debug/Waveform tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering/CS

PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering/CS

Tools

Verilog simulators

Waveform debugging tools

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary

We are hiring talented engineers for CPU RTL development targeted for high performance, low power devices. In this role, you will work with chip architects to conceive of the micro-architecture and help with architecture/product definition through early involvement in the product life cycle.

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.

Required For This Role

• MS degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of CPU RTL or similar experience.


• Thorough knowledge of microprocessor architecture including expertise in one or more of the following areas: Timers, Interrupt controller, Configuration access protocols, RAS and safety aspects, AMU/PMU architecture, Power management architectures – Active and Idle power management, Limit and clock architecture, Debug/Trace and scan dump architecture


• Knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL. Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools.


• Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering.


• 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.

Roles And Responsibilities

As an RTL engineer you will own or participate in the following:

• 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, testability and power.


• Work alongside with Software, Firmware and platform team to make CPU systems features enabled in the products.

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Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits

$167,100.00 - $250,700.00

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.