Staff EDA/CAD Tools Engineer for Emulation & VLSI

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

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.’s Global CAD team in Austin develops tools, flows, and methodologies for VLSI design. This role focuses on building critical emulation CAD tools, including synthesis, partitioning, place-and-route, and clock optimization.

The candidate should have a BS in Science/Engineering with 4+ years in ASIC/CAD work, or a higher degree with commensurate experience, strong C++ skills, Linux proficiency, and hands-on CAD software development, plus experience with Git, LSF, JIRA,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field with 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop critical emulation CAD algorithms addressing Qualcomm SoC needs (synthesis, partitioning, place and route, clock optimization).
• Work with industry-standard tools to develop infrastructure solutions for CAD needs.
• Drive compute and storage optimization.
• Mentor and lead other team members.

Skills

C++ software development

Data structures and algorithms

Communication and teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

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

Master's or PhD in Computer Science/Computer Engineering

Tools

Git

LSF

JIRA

GCC

Linux

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.’s Global CAD team in Austin develops tools, flows, and methodologies for VLSI design. This role focuses on building critical emulation CAD tools, including synthesis, partitioning, place-and-route, and clock optimization.

The candidate should have a BS in Science/Engineering with 4+ years in ASIC/CAD work, or a higher degree with commensurate experience, strong C++ skills, Linux proficiency, and hands-on CAD software development, plus experience with Git, LSF, JIRA,