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.
Responsibilities Emulation Platforms (FPGA Prototyping, Veloce, Palladium), Emulation tools (Synthesis, Place and Route, Constraints, Clocking, Timing Closure), System Debug (Waveform generation and Content Debug support)
So C Functionality (CPU/DSP Core, Multimedia, IO, Peripherals, DDR, Modem, Bus Protocols)
Preferred Requirements 5+ years of experience working in emulation and silicon environments. Candidates are expected to have experience in:
Design, development, and deployment of uniform global methodologies for emulation build generation and debug across FPGA based emulation platforms of various configurations
Cross-site collaboration, vendor engagements, and executive communication
Pre-silicon prototyping for current So C designs, including pre-silicon enablement and bring-up
Bring-up of new FPGA emulation/prototyping hardware and software
Debugging low level software and hardware issues
Debug tools including JTAG and kernel debuggers
Validation and debug of digital circuits
CPU and So C architectures, with solid understanding of So C building blocks (interconnects, power management, PMIC, No C, peripherals)
Basic understanding of power and performance
Expertise in Verilog / System Verilog
Experience with C programming
Scripting: Proficient in Python, TCL
FPGA Expertise: Xilinx/Intel FPGAs, Tools, and timing closure techniques
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Science,



Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Ph D in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits $121,800.00 - $182,600.00
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.
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.
Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process for individuals with a disability. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

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