Staff CAD Tools Engineer - Emulation & VLSI Flows

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a senior CAD tools engineer for its Global CAD team in San Diego. This role focuses on developing critical emulation CAD tools, workflows, and methodologies used in Qualcomm's VLSI design processes.

You will work with industry-standard tools, lead junior engineers, optimize compute and storage, and contribute to RTL synthesis, clock tree optimization, and CAD software development in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of related work experience.
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of related work experience.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop critical emulation CAD tools and algorithms.
• Work with industry-standard tools to address infrastructure needs.
• Mentor and lead other members of the team.
• Drive compute and storage optimization.

Skills

CAD tool development

C++ development

Linux

Software design patterns

Data structures & algorithms

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Git

LSF

JIRA

GCC

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a senior CAD tools engineer for its Global CAD team in San Diego. This role focuses on developing critical emulation CAD tools, workflows, and methodologies used in Qualcomm's VLSI design processes.

You will work with industry-standard tools, lead junior engineers, optimize compute and storage, and contribute to RTL synthesis, clock tree optimization, and CAD software development in a collaborative environment.