System Validation Lead: AI/Emulation Content Strategy

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 174,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced SVE Content Lead to drive validation strategy, test planning, content development, and execution for next-generation Premium Tier Mobile and AI accelerator platforms.

This role owns end-to-end system-level validation content across emulation and silicon phases while partnering with Architecture, Design, DV, Firmware, Software, Performance, Power and Product teams to ensure comprehensive coverage and successful product execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in SoC validation, bring-up, architecture validation, firmware, or system software.
• Strong understanding of modern SoC architectures including CPUs (ARM), memory subsystems, NoC, power management, security and virtualization.
• Proven experience with pre-silicon and post-silicon validation.
• Strong debugging and root‑cause analysis skills; demonstrated technical leadership across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive system-level validation strategy for complex SoC programs.
• Develop comprehensive validation plans spanning pre-silicon and post-silicon phases.
• Identify high-risk customer use cases and translate them into executable validation content.
• Drive platform coverage plans across Veloce, RUMI, FPGA, and Silicon environments.
• Lead content architecture and test plan reviews across multiple subsystem domains.

Skills

SoC validation

Debugging

Technical leadership

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

ARM architectures

Power management

System-level validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Science/Engineering

PhD in Science/Engineering

Tools

Emulation environments

RUMI

FPGA

Validation frameworks

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced SVE Content Lead to drive validation strategy, test planning, content development, and execution for next-generation Premium Tier Mobile and AI accelerator platforms.

This role owns end-to-end system-level validation content across emulation and silicon phases while partnering with Architecture, Design, DV, Firmware, Software, Performance, Power and Product teams to ensure comprehensive coverage and successful product execution.