Senior Clock & Power Validation Lead for AI SoCs

Qualcomm; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 146,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a senior engineer to lead end-to-end validation of clock, power, and power-management architectures for next-generation AI accelerator platforms.

You will drive pre- and post-silicon validation, DVFS, PMIC integration, and low-power features across multi-die AI systems, partnering with Architecture, Design, Verification, and Firmware teams. You will bring expertise in Clocking, DVFS, PMIC, and Silicon Bring-up, delivering production-quality silicon across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; 5+ years in SoC validation or related areas.
• Proficient in C and Python; lab instruments experience.
• Experience with JTAG and ARM-based SoCs debugging.
• Understanding of pre- and post-silicon validation workflows and DVFS/power management.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end validation of clock and power architectures for AI accelerator platforms.
• Develop scalable test plans and validation strategies across HW/SW boundaries.
• Create and maintain device drivers and system tests in C; automate validation using Python.
• Coordinate with Architecture, Design, Verification & Firmware teams to debug issues.
• Automate validation processes and work with lab instrumentation for measurements.

Skills

C

Python

Firmware

Lab instruments

JTAG

ARM SoCs

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in science/engineering

PhD in science/engineering

Tools

Cross-Compilers

Linkers

Makefiles

Verilog

SystemVerilog

RTL

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a senior engineer to lead end-to-end validation of clock, power, and power-management architectures for next-generation AI accelerator platforms.

You will drive pre- and post-silicon validation, DVFS, PMIC integration, and low-power features across multi-die AI systems, partnering with Architecture, Design, Verification, and Firmware teams. You will bring expertise in Clocking, DVFS, PMIC, and Silicon Bring-up, delivering production-quality silicon across