VLSI Design Engineer, ASICS Engineering

VLSI Worlds; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking bright ASIC engineers with strong analytical and technical skills. This role focuses on RTL design, flows and methodology for high performance ASICs in the latest process nodes for High Performance Compute and AI spaces.

The ideal candidate will oversee architecture, design, verification, and documentation for ASIC development across multiple products; collaborate in cross-functional teams and contribute to process improvements and automation.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Hands-on architecture and design of SOC according to design protocol.
• Resolve architecture, design, or verification problems with ASIC engineering practices.
• Execute design and verification strategies for ASICs, SoCs and IP cores.
• Participate in design/architecture reviews and contribute analytically.
• Identify flow and process improvements through design techniques and automation.

Skills

ASIC design

FPGA design

analytical skills

team player

communication skills

design verification

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering

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

PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Scripting

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what’s possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all.

Qualcomm, the world’s second largest fabless semiconductor company and the world leader in wireless ICs powering the majority of 5G devices. Qualcomm is expending and entering new area such as the PCand the Data Center markets.

Qualcomm is looking for bright ASIC engineers with excellent analytical and technical skills.Besides solidASIC and/or FPGA design experience, this professional need to be a great team player with good communication skill.

This is a great opportunity to join a fast-paced SoC team responsible for RTL Design, flows and methodology for high performance ASICs inthe latestprocess nodes forHigh PerformanceCompute andfor AIspaces.

Withnew projects are coming up, itis awonderful timing to join our teamand take part in innovation and in creating new architectures for new technologies.

An ideal candidate will be capable of

• Proven knowledge in the Server/ Data Center IPs, protocols, and interfaces
• Experience in designing arithmetic/computational/machine learning IPs
• Great understanding of design techniques for speed and for power efficiency
• Oversee definition, design, verification, and documentation for ASIC development for a variety of products
• Determine architecture design, logic design, large-scale design integration and system simulation
• Experience in developing tools and scripting for process automation is an advantage

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Hands-on: Uses tools/applications to execute the architecture and design of SOC according to design protocol provided
• Problem-solver: Resolves architecture, design, or verification problems by applying sound ASIC engineering practices with minimal supervision
• Design expert: Executes the design and verification strategies according to ASICs, SoC, and IP cores specifications and in alignment with project lead
• Analytical skills: Participate and actively contribute on design and architecture reviews, demonstrate analytical skills
• Innovative: Identify areas for flow and process improvements through design techniques and through automations
• Communication: well communicate within the team and with peer teams, good presentation skills
• Team player: regularly collaborate and share-knowledge with other team members to achieve a common goal, step-up in critical times
• Feedback: Feedback Silicon learnings to process team, design methodology, IP and SoC design

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of relevant experience in ASIC design, scripting and architecture
• Experience in designing arithmetic/computational/machine learning IPs

Minimum Qualifications

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

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits

$140,000.00 - $210,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

• competitive annual discretionary bonus program
• opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus)
• highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.