Senior DSP Systems Engineer - High-Speed SerDes

Qualcomm; Toronto (OH); On-site; USD 111,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Canada ULC in Ontario is seeking a Staff DSP Systems Engineer to drive high-speed SerDes DSP development, modeling, and silicon validation at global scale.

You will collaborate with DSP, RTL, Firmware, and Post-Silicon teams to create robust DSP architectures, develop diagnostic tools, and support bring-up for real products. This role demands strong fundamentals in signal processing and a methodical problem-solving mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field plus 4 years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field plus 3 years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field plus 2 years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine high-speed DSP SerDes features and architectures in collaboration with RTL/Firmware designers; participate in implementation and design reviews.
• Develop and maintain bit-accurate and cycle-accurate MATLAB models for RTL verification, pre-silicon performance estimation, and post-silicon correlation.
• Research and analyze DSP algorithms addressing power, performance, and area trade-offs across equalization, LMS adaptation, CDR, noise mitigation, linearity, and related topics across the full DSP signal chain.
• Develop and analyze DSP diagnostic features and performance metrics — including SNR, eye monitoring, BER floor, linearity, and jitter — to proactively identify design limitations.
• Partner with Firmware, DV, and Post-Silicon teams by providing clear theory of operation documentation, pseudocode, and DSP sequences to support product bring-up, regression testing, and post-silicon lab debug.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Embedded firmware

RTL basics

Digital design

DSP architecture

Post-silicon debug

Diagnostics tools

Cross-functional teamwork

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/IS/CS

Master's degree in Engineering/IS/CS

PhD in Engineering/IS/CS

Tools

Verilog

Job description

Qualcomm Canada ULC in Ontario is seeking a Staff DSP Systems Engineer to drive high-speed SerDes DSP development, modeling, and silicon validation at global scale.

You will collaborate with DSP, RTL, Firmware, and Post-Silicon teams to create robust DSP architectures, develop diagnostic tools, and support bring-up for real products. This role demands strong fundamentals in signal processing and a methodical problem-solving mindset.