Senior SoC Validation Lead - NoC, Power & Performance

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

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a senior SOC validation engineer focused on NoC, power and performance validation in pre-silicon emulation and post-silicon for AI accelerator platforms.

You will write and validate system-level test content, develop scalable automation, and debug complex HW/SW issues across domains to ensure high-quality silicon across multiple product segments.

Qualifications

• BS/ MS/ PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Experience with NoCs/AXI/AHB interconnects and stress testing.
• Knowledge of CPU, DDR concepts, memory hierarchy and caches.
• Strong debugging and system-level validation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Come up with thorough performance validation plans and work with team on performance-power trade-offs.
• Analyze SOC bandwidth, QoS, latency and throughput.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Assembly

Embedded systems

JTAG

Kernel debuggers

Performance analysis

Power optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field

PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Perfmon

JTAG

Kernel debuggers

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a senior SOC validation engineer focused on NoC, power and performance validation in pre-silicon emulation and post-silicon for AI accelerator platforms.

You will write and validate system-level test content, develop scalable automation, and debug complex HW/SW issues across domains to ensure high-quality silicon across multiple product segments.