Senior CPU CAD Engineer — PPA Leader & Flow Innovator

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, Santa Clara, and Austin is seeking a senior CPU Physical Design CAD engineer to build and support industry-leading place-and-route flows. You will work with global teams to ensure top-tier power, performance and area for Qualcomm's custom CPUs.

The role requires deep expertise in P&R, Tcl/Python scripting, and experience with 5nm nodes, Timings, and PDV. You will engage with EDA vendors and drive continuous improvements across toolchains.

Qualifications

• Bachelors with 6+ years hardware/software/related experience.
• Masters with 5+ years hardware/software/related experience.
• PhD with 4+ years hardware/software/related experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate and release new features in high-performance place-and-route CAD flow.
• Architect and improve methodology to optimize power, performance and area.
• Maintain, support and debug implementation flows and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with worldwide CPU physical design teams and provide tool guidance.
• Coordinate with EDA vendors to define roadmap and resolve tool issues.

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Cadence Innovus

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, Santa Clara, and Austin is seeking a senior CPU Physical Design CAD engineer to build and support industry-leading place-and-route flows. You will work with global teams to ensure top-tier power, performance and area for Qualcomm's custom CPUs.

The role requires deep expertise in P&R, Tcl/Python scripting, and experience with 5nm nodes, Timings, and PDV. You will engage with EDA vendors and drive continuous improvements across toolchains.