Senior SoC Debug Engineer: Platform Bring-Up & Root Cause

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 146,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior SoC Debug Engineer for Server/Compute/Mobile chipsets in Austin, TX.

You will lead bring-up, debug, and root-cause analysis across pre-Si and post-Si stages, interfacing with architects, designers, verification engineers, software teams, and customers to ensure high-quality silicon. Responsibilities include RTL inspection, developing faster platform-level debug strategies, executing real-time debugging of server boards, CPUs, memory, and I/O, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with pre-si and post-silicon enabling, bring-up, analyze failures at the embedded platform level.
• RTL inspection and understanding of basic RTL.
• Experience solving complex debug in pre-si and post-si phases.
• Lead efforts for faster debug at the platform level including isolating failing components.
• Create debug strategies and plans for partners to triage failures (PVT and marginality).
• SysDebug lead roles to drive complex issues to Root-Cause.
• Debugging low level software and hardware issues.
• Debug tools including JTAG and lab equipment usage.

Responsibilities

• Lead Bring up, debug, analyze failures at the embedded platform level in pre-Si and post-Si phases.
• RTL inspection and dive in required to root cause pre-Si debug and JTAG issues.
• Lead initiatives for faster platform-level debug by isolating failing components.
• Create and lead debug strategies and plans for partners to triage failures.
• Perform real-time debugging and troubleshooting of server hardware components.
• Investigate manufacturing defects, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Pre-Si / Post-Si bring-up

RTL inspection

Debugging embedded platform

JTAG debugging

Server/Compute/Mobile architectures

Strong debugging leadership

Education

Master's degree in Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering

Tools

JTAG

Logic Analyzer

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior SoC Debug Engineer for Server/Compute/Mobile chipsets in Austin, TX.

You will lead bring-up, debug, and root-cause analysis across pre-Si and post-Si stages, interfacing with architects, designers, verification engineers, software teams, and customers to ensure high-quality silicon. Responsibilities include RTL inspection, developing faster platform-level debug strategies, executing real-time debugging of server boards, CPUs, memory, and I/O, and