Pre-Silicon Emulation & Validation Engineer

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Pre-Silicon Validation Engineer to advance emulation-based verification for complex ASIC/SoC designs in a San Diego onsite setting.

The role focuses on building and porting RTL to Cadence Palladium, Siemens Veloce, and FPGA prototyping platforms, while enabling early hardware/software co-validation with RTL, verification, architecture, and software teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 0-2+ years in ASIC verification, FPGA prototyping, or hardware emulation.
• Strong SystemVerilog, C/C++, Linux shell scripting, Python.
• Experience with RTL debugging, waveform analysis, and design verification methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain ASIC/FPGA emulation environments for complex SoC designs.
• Port RTL designs onto emulation platforms such as Cadence Palladium, Siemens Veloce, or FPGA prototyping systems.
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, architecture, and software teams for early hardware/software co-validation.
• Develop testbenches, transactors, and verification infrastructure using SystemVerilog and C/C++.
• Analyze and debug functional, performance, and system-level issues in emulation environments.
• Create automation scripts and workflows using Python to improve productivity, regression execution, and debug efficiency.
• Collaborate with design teams to optimize designs for emulation performance and resource utilization.
• Develop methodologies for waveform analysis, signal tracing, and failure root-cause identification.
• Apply AI-assisted tools and techniques to accelerate verification, debug, data analysis, and engineering productivity.
• Generate technical documentation and present findings to cross-functional teams and leadership.

Skills

SystemVerilog

C/C++

Linux

Python

ASIC Emulation

FPGA Prototyping

SoC Verification

Hardware/Software Co-Validation

Debug & Root Cause Analysis

AI-Assisted Engineering Tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in EE/CS

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Siemens Veloce

FPGA Prototyping Systems

Synopsys ZeBu

Protium

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Pre-Silicon Validation Engineer to advance emulation-based verification for complex ASIC/SoC designs in a San Diego onsite setting.

The role focuses on building and porting RTL to Cadence Palladium, Siemens Veloce, and FPGA prototyping platforms, while enabling early hardware/software co-validation with RTL, verification, architecture, and software teams.