Post-Silicon Emulation & Validation Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; 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 ASIC/FPGA emulation environments and co-validation with software teams.

The role focuses on SystemVerilog/C/C++ development, waveform analysis, and automation via Python. Prior experience with emulation platforms and AI-assisted tools is highly desirable for accelerating verification and debugging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 0-2+ years of experience in ASIC verification, FPGA prototyping, or hardware emulation.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog, C/C++, Linux environment and shell scripting, Python, ASIC and FPGA Emulation platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain ASIC/FPGA emulation environments for complex SoC designs.
• Port RTL designs onto industry-standard emulation platforms (Cadence Palladium, Siemens Veloce, FPGA prototyping).
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, architecture, and software teams for early hardware/software co-validation.

Skills

SystemVerilog

C/C++

Linux shell scripting

Python

ASIC Emulation

FPGA Prototyping

SoC Verification

Hardware/Software Co-Validation

Root Cause Analysis

AI-Assisted Engineering Tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Siemens Veloce

Synopsys ZeBu

Xilinx FPGA tooling

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Junior/Senior Emulation Engineer to support ASIC/FPGA emulation environments and co-validation with software teams.

The role focuses on SystemVerilog/C/C++ development, waveform analysis, and automation via Python. Prior experience with emulation platforms and AI-assisted tools is highly desirable for accelerating verification and debugging.