Emulation Methodology Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Potential RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks an experienced Emulation Engineer to join their team in San Diego, CA. You will work closely with architects and engineers to drive the development of SoC pre-silicon platforms and collaborate on emulation build generation and debug. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in emulation, expertise in Verilog/SystemVerilog, and a solid understanding of SoC functionality. This role offers a competitive salary range of $140,000 to $210,000, along with robust benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in emulation and silicon environments.
• Experience in design, development, and deployment of methodologies for emulation.
• Proficient in debugging low-level software and hardware issues.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects, designers, and software engineers.
• Bring-up new FPGA emulation/prototyping hardware and software.
• Validation and debug of digital circuits.

Skills

Emulation Platforms

SoC Functionality

Verilog / SystemVerilog

C programming

Python

TCL

FPGA Expertise

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

Tools

Xilinx FPGAs

Intel FPGAs

JTAG

kernel debuggers

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all.

Qualcomm's Emulation Team is part of the central SoC digital hardware organization responsible for the overall development and support of SoC pre-silicon platforms. The Emulation team works closely with architects, designers, verification engineers, software engineers, and customers. The team is currently seeking candidates with experience in the following technical disciplines, languages, and methodologies:

• Emulation Platforms (FPGA Prototyping, Veloce, Palladium), Emulation tools (Synthesis, Place and Route, Constraints, Clocking, Timing Closure), System Debug (Waveform generation and Content Debug support)
• SoC Functionality (CPU/DSP Core, Multimedia, IO, Peripherals, DDR, Modem, Bus Protocols)

Preferred Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience working in emulation and silicon environments. Candidates are expected to have experience in:
• Design, development, and deployment of uniform global methodologies for emulation build generation and debug across FPGA based emulation platforms of various configurations
• Cross-site collaboration, vendor engagements, and executive communication
• Pre-silicon prototyping for new SoC designs, including pre-silicon enablement and bring-up
• Bring-up of new FPGA emulation/prototyping hardware and software
• Debugging low level software and hardware issues
• Debug tools including JTAG and kernel debuggers
• Validation and debug of digital circuits
• CPU and SoC architectures, with solid understanding of SoC building blocks (interconnects, power management, PMIC, NoC, peripherals)
• Basic understanding of power and performance
• Expertise in Verilog / SystemVerilog
• Experience with C programming
• Scripting: Proficient in Python, TCL
• FPGA Expertise: Xilinx/Intel FPGAs, Tools, and timing closure techniques

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

Ethics & Equal Opportunity

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $140,000.00 - $210,000.00

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. Salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm, which also includes a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and potential RSU grants. Our benefits package supports success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter can provide more details.