Post-Silicon Emulation Engineer for SoC Validation

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Junior/Senior Emulation Engineer to support the development and validation of complex ASIC and FPGA-based designs.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in hardware emulation, RTL verification, system-level debugging, and software-hardware co-validation. The role emphasizes AI-driven productivity tools, automation, and cross-functional collaboration with RTL, verification, architecture, and software teams to accelerate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in EE/CE/CS or related field.
• 0-2+ years in ASIC verification, FPGA prototyping, or hardware emulation.
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog, C/C++, Linux, Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain ASIC/FPGA emulation environments.
• Port RTL designs onto Palladium, Veloce, or FPGA prototyping systems.
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, architecture, and software teams for co-validation.
• Develop testbenches, transactors, and verification infrastructure using SystemVerilog and C/C++.
• Analyze and debug functional, performance, and system-level issues in emulation.
• Create Python automation scripts to improve regression and debug efficiency.
• Collaborate with design teams to optimize emulation performance and resources.
• Develop waveform analysis, signal tracing, and root-cause methodologies.
• Apply AI-assisted tools to accelerate verification and data analysis.
• Generate technical documentation and present findings to cross-functional teams.

Skills

SystemVerilog

C/C++

Linux

Python

ASIC Emulation

FPGA Prototyping

SoC Verification

Hardware/Software Co-Validation

Debug & Root Cause Analysis

AI-Assisted Tools

Automation & Scripting

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Siemens Veloce

Synopsys ZeBu

Xilinx FPGA

Intel FPGA

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Junior/Senior Emulation Engineer to support the development and validation of complex ASIC and FPGA-based designs.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in hardware emulation, RTL verification, system-level debugging, and software-hardware co-validation. The role emphasizes AI-driven productivity tools, automation, and cross-functional collaboration with RTL, verification, architecture, and software teams to accelerate