GPU RTL Design & Verification Director

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 195,000 - 293,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm seeks a Principal‑ or Director‑level technical leader to head an RTL design and design verification organization within its GPU family. You will lead 11+ engineers, stay hands‑on in architecture, RTL micro‑architecture, and verification strategy, driving performance and reliability at scale.

The role requires 20+ years in semiconductors, strong leadership, and a track record delivering complex GPU/ASIC designs, with architecture reviews, verification planning, and cross‑functional

Qualifications

• 20+ years of direct, relevant semiconductor industry experience in RTL design and/or design verification.
• Proven track record managing large, high‑performance engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in RTL design (SystemVerilog/Verilog) and design verification methodologies.
• Extensive experience delivering complex GPU, CPU, and/or ASIC designs from micro‑architecture through silicon.
• Strong understanding of micro‑architecture, verification planning, coverage, debug, and tape‑out readiness.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands‑on technical leadership across RTL design and design verification, including architecture reviews, micro‑architecture definition, RTL quality, and verification completeness.
• Actively participate in design reviews, verification strategy reviews, debug of complex issues, and resolution of high‑impact schedule or quality risks.
• Drive best‑in‑class RTL quality, verification coverage, and sign‑off discipline across Qualcomm GPU family of products.
• Influence and shape architecture tradeoffs related to performance, power, area (PPA), scalability, and product robustness.
• Champion adoption of modern verification methodologies, including constrained‑random, coverage‑driven verification, assertions, formal techniques, and automation.
• Excellent communication, organizational and people leadership skills.
• Proven program and execution excellence.

Skills

RTL design

Design verification

SystemVerilog/Verilog

Leadership

Architecture reviews

Verification strategy

Mentoring engineers

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

PhD in Computer Engineering

Tools

Constrained-random verification

Formal verification

Automation tools

Job description

Qualcomm seeks a Principal‑ or Director‑level technical leader to head an RTL design and design verification organization within its GPU family. You will lead 11+ engineers, stay hands‑on in architecture, RTL micro‑architecture, and verification strategy, driving performance and reliability at scale.

The role requires 20+ years in semiconductors, strong leadership, and a track record delivering complex GPU/ASIC designs, with architecture reviews, verification planning, and cross‑functional