Pre-Silicon Validation & Emulation Engineer

QUALCOMM, Inc.; 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 the development and validation of ASIC and FPGA designs.

The role emphasizes hardware emulation, RTL verification, system-level debugging, and software-hardware co-validation. The ideal candidate will port RTL to industry-standard emulation platforms, develop testbenches in SystemVerilog/C++, and create Python automation to improve regression and debug productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 0–2+ years of ASIC verification, FPGA prototyping, or hardware emulation.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog, C/C++, Linux, Python.
• Experience with emulation platforms and RTL debugging.

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 and debug efficiency.
• Collaborate with design teams to optimize designs for emulation performance and resources.
• Develop waveform analysis, signal tracing, and root-cause methodologies.
• Apply AI-assisted tools to accelerate verification, debugging, and data analysis.

Skills

SystemVerilog

C/C++

Linux

Python

ASIC Emulation

FPGA Prototyping

SoC Verification

Hardware/Software Co-Validation

Debug and Root Cause Analysis

AI-Assisted Engineering Tools

Automation and Scripting

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

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

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 ASIC and FPGA designs.

The role emphasizes hardware emulation, RTL verification, system-level debugging, and software-hardware co-validation. The ideal candidate will port RTL to industry-standard emulation platforms, develop testbenches in SystemVerilog/C++, and create Python automation to improve regression and debug productivity.