FPGA Firmware Engineer / FPGA Design Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 115,600 - 173,400; Full time

Job summary

Join Qualcomm in San Diego as an FPGA Design Engineer. Take part in developing critical firmware for custom emulation hardware and work with industry-standard tools. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and hands-on FPGA experience.

This position offers a competitive salary range from $115,600 to $173,400, along with a commitment to equal opportunity in employment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Hands-on experience with FPGA tools and designs.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing critical firmware for custom emulation hardware.
• Working with industry-standard tools and technologies for infrastructure solutions.

Skills

FPGA design

System Verilog

C++

Python

Linux / Embedded Linux

Agile project management

Education

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

Master's or PhD in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Applied Mathematics

Tools

Xilinx

Intel

Git

JIRA

Job description

Overview

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.

This role will include:

• Working with industry‑standard tools and technologies to develop solutions to a variety of infrastructure needs.
• Designing and implementing critical firmware for custom emulation hardware.
• Contributing towards the continuous development of tools, technology and flows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
• FPGA design, FPGA firmware or related work experience.
• Hands‑on experience with System Verilog, RTL/HDL, FPGA (Xilinx Ultrascale, Ultrascale+, MPSoC, Intel Stratix) and FPGA tools (Xilinx, Intel).
• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills with the ability to work independently and create customer‑facing applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or PhD. in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Applied Mathematics.
• Experience with clock domain crossing, high speed designs, and timing closure techniques.
• Exposure to VLSI design concepts, logic design.
• Direct hands‑on experience with C++ (x86, aarch64) and Python.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux / Embedded Linux.
• Solid understanding of ARM based designs, Embedded Linux, Linux Device Drivers.
• Solid experience in implementing the following protocols: AXI, PCIe, I2C, LVDS, Ethernet.
• Proven ability of software design principles, practices and patterns.
• Knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices.
• Experience with Git, JIRA, and other related technologies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.

Pay Range and Benefits

$115,600.00 - $173,400.00.

EEO and Disability Accommodations

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 disability‑[e-mail] or call Qualcomm’s toll‑free number for assistance.