VLSI Design Engineer for Server / Data Center Products

MaC VC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced ASIC engineer to contribute to RTL design, flows and methodologies for high-performance compute and AI-oriented ASICs. You will work on server/data center IPs, architectures, and verification across SoC and IP cores in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes design automation, power and speed optimization, and strong collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge process nodes.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Hands-on: Use tools to execute architecture and design of SOC per protocol.
• Resolve architecture, design, or verification problems with ASIC practices.
• Execute design and verification strategies for ASICs, SoC, and IP cores.
• Participate in design and architecture reviews with strong analytical input.
• Identify flow and process improvement opportunities through design techniques.
• Communicate effectively within the team and with peer groups.
• Collaborate and share knowledge with team to meet goals; step up in critical times.
• Provide feedback on silicon learnings to process, design methodology, and IP/SoC design.

Skills

ASIC design experience

Scripting

Architecture design

Team collaboration

Communication skills

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

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 PC and the Data Center markets.

Qualcomm is looking for bright ASIC engineers with excellent analytical and technical skills. Besides solid ASIC 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 in the latest process nodes for High Performance Compute and for AI spaces.

With new projects are coming up, it is a wonderful timing to join our team and 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

Minimum Qualifications

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

Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits

$145,600.00 - $218,400.00

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 & you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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