Qualcomm Processor RTL Design Engineer 

United States, California, San Diego 

250894310

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > DSP Architecture and Design

This position involves in-depth understanding of the ASIC design flow from RTL to GDS2 and the challenges posed by advanced technologies. The successful candidate will possess detailed understanding of RTL design, synthesis, static timing analysis, formal verification, PLDRC, clock domain crossing, and low power techniques. Knowledge and experience of microprocessor design and development is a definite advantage.

The job responsibilities include:

• Work with architecture team to define micro-architecture for various blocks of Hexagon DSP core and sub-system

• Develop RTL for multiple logic blocks of Hexagon DSP core and sub-system for SoC integration

• Run various frontend tools to check for linting, clock domain crossing, etc

• Work with physical design team on design constrain and timing closure

• Work with low power team on power optimization

• Work with verification team to collaborate on test plan, coverage plan, and coverage closure

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s or Doctor's degree in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering

2+ years of practical experience with details of RTL development including:

functional and structural RTL design, design partitioning,

Familiar with latest RTL languages and tools (such as linting, CDC etc)

Experience with the following disciplines is highly desirable:

• microprocessor architecture

• L2 cache, memory coherency, ECC and bus protocol

• low power design

RTL, processor, Verilog, System Verilog, logic design, digital design, processor integration, bus interface, cache.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

• 2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design.

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:

$148,000.00 - $222,000.00