DDRSS Validation & Silicon Bring-Up Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual discretionary bonus program

Opportunity for annual RSU grants

Job summary

Qualcomm in San Diego is seeking a highly motivated validation engineer with strong debugging and firmware development skills. This role is focused on validating SoC subsystems and will involve driving validation across RTL simulations, emulation platforms, and post-silicon environments.

The ideal candidate will have experience in key areas such as silicon bring-up, firmware development in C, and collaborating across different functional teams. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 6–9 years of experience in SoC validation, design verification, or post-silicon validation.
• Strong debug skills in Verilog/SystemVerilog simulation environments.
• Experience with firmware development in C for embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end validation of SoC subsystems across RTL simulation, emulation, and post-silicon environments.
• Perform deep debug of functional issues including root-causing failures and analyzing silicon failures.
• Develop and maintain production quality firmware in C.

Skills

Debug skills in Verilog/SystemVerilog

Firmware development in C

Silicon bring-up experience

Understanding of memory systems (DDR, cache, interconnect)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field

PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Qualcomm in San Diego is seeking a highly motivated validation engineer with strong debugging and firmware development skills. This role is focused on validating SoC subsystems and will involve driving validation across RTL simulations, emulation platforms, and post-silicon environments.

The ideal candidate will have experience in key areas such as silicon bring-up, firmware development in C, and collaborating across different functional teams. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.