Pre-Silicon Emulation Engineer | ASIC/FPGA Validation

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role emphasizes hardware emulation, RTL verification, and system-level debugging, with AI-assisted tooling to boost productivity. You will work with RTL, verification, architecture, and software teams to enable early hardware/software co-validation, develop testbenches and automation scripts in Python, and contribute to root-cause

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 shell scripting, Python, and emulation platforms.
• Experience with RTL debugging, waveform analysis, and design verification methodologies.
• Knowledge of SoC architectures, bus protocols, and hardware/software interactions.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain ASIC/FPGA emulation environments for complex SoC designs.
• Port RTL designs onto Palladium, Veloce, or FPGA prototyping systems.
• Work with RTL, verification, architecture, and software teams for early 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 automation scripts and workflows using Python to improve productivity and debug efficiency.
• Collaborate with design teams to optimize emulation performance and resource utilization.
• Develop methodologies for waveform analysis, signal tracing, and root-cause identification.
• Apply AI-assisted tools to accelerate verification, debug, data analysis, and productivity.
• Generate technical documentation and present findings to cross-functional teams and leadership.

Skills

SystemVerilog

C/C++

Linux scripting

Python

Emulation platforms

Education

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

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Siemens Veloce

Synopsys ZeBu

FPGA Prototyping

Xilinx FPGAs

Intel FPGAs

Protium

Job description

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

The role emphasizes hardware emulation, RTL verification, and system-level debugging, with AI-assisted tooling to boost productivity. You will work with RTL, verification, architecture, and software teams to enable early hardware/software co-validation, develop testbenches and automation scripts in Python, and contribute to root-cause