Lead EDA/CAD Tooling Engineer — Emulation & ASIC

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 146,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a senior CAD software engineer to develop emulation tools for ASIC design. You will work on synthesis, partitioning, place-and-route, and clock optimization while leveraging Linux and industry-standard tools.

You will mentor teammates and drive infrastructure improvements. The role requires a strong background in C++ software development, CAD tool experience, and collaborative problem solving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 4+ years of ASIC design/verification/participation experience.
• Master's or PhD preferred with 2+ years ASIC design/verification/related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop emulation CAD algorithms for Synthesis, Partitioning, Place & Route, Clock optimization.
• Work with industry-standard tools to build infrastructure solutions for CAD needs.
• Drive compute and storage optimization for CAD workloads.
• Mentor and lead other team members on CAD tool development.

Skills

C++ development

CAD tool development

Linux

Data structures and algorithms

Design patterns

Scripting/automation

Git

JIRA

GCC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Master's or PhD in related field

Tools

Git

LSF

JIRA

GCC

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a senior CAD software engineer to develop emulation tools for ASIC design. You will work on synthesis, partitioning, place-and-route, and clock optimization while leveraging Linux and industry-standard tools.

You will mentor teammates and drive infrastructure improvements. The role requires a strong background in C++ software development, CAD tool experience, and collaborative problem solving in a fast-paced environment.