Qualcomm EM/IR Methodology Engineer 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

263306654

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, validate, and optimize methodologies for Electromigration (EM) and Voltage Drop (IR) analysis for advanced semiconductor designs.

• Collaborate with design, CAD, and physical implementation teams to optimize power delivery networks.

• Enhance and automate workflows to improve PDN analysis efficiency.

• Partner with EDA tool vendors to enhance and customize EM/IR analysis tools.

• Support design teams in EM/IR verification and sign-off.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• 1-5 years of experience in EM/IR analysis or physical design methodology.

• Strong understanding of Electromigration (EM) and Voltage Drop (IR) concepts and their impact on circuit reliability.

• Hands-on experience with EM/IR analysis tools such as Voltus , RedHawk , Totem , or equivalent.

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python , Perl , or Tcl to automate workflows.

• Basic understanding of STA concepts preferred.

• Exposure to physical design and sign-off methodologies.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

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.