VLSI Design Engineer – Server/Data Center & AI IPs

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual discretionary bonus program

RSU grants opportunity

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading technology innovator is seeking an experienced ASIC Engineer to join their Austin, Texas team. The role involves designing cutting-edge ASICs and requires a Master's degree and 5+ years of experience in relevant fields such as ASIC design and machine learning. The ideal candidate should be a team player with excellent communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $140,000 to $210,000 and comprehensive benefits, allowing candidates to work at the forefront of technology development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in ASIC design, scripting and architecture.
• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years or Master's with 3+ years in ASIC design.
• Proven experience in collaborative projects in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Execute architecture and design of SOC according to design protocol.
• Resolve architecture and design problems with minimal supervision.
• Conduct design and verification strategies according to specifications.
• Participate in design and architecture reviews actively.
• Identify areas for flow improvements through design techniques.
• Communicate well within the team and with peers.

Skills

Server/ Data Center IPs knowledge

Designing arithmetic/computational/machine learning IPs

Design techniques for speed

ASIC development oversight

Tools and scripting for process automation

Good communication skills

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

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

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
• 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.

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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.

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