Qualcomm CPU Physical Design Methodology Engineer - Austin TX 

United States, Texas, Austin 

264683948

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

As a CPU Physical Design Methodology Engineer, you will work with implementation and CAD teams to implement the designs meeting aggressive power, area and performance goals using industry standard tools/flows for next generation CPUs.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of practical experience

• Experience with Synthesis, place and route and signoff timing/power analysis.

• Knowledge of high performance and low power implementation techniques

• Proficiency in scripting (TCL, Python, Perl)

Preferred qualifications

• MS degree in Electrical Engineering; 10 years of practical experience

• Experience in deep submicron process technology nodes is strongly preferred.

• Knowledge of library cells and optimizations.

• Solid understanding industry standard tools for synthesis, place & route and tapeout flows.

• Good data analytical skills to identify and root cause physical design issues.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work with cross functional teams (RTL, Physical design, Circuits, CAD) to solve key physical design problems in CPU implementations.

• Develop innovative techniques in Physical design and optimization space to help meet aggressive PPA targets.

• Work with all external CAD tool vendors and internal CAD teams to identify and improve optimization issues related to CPU designs.

• Work with all block level implementation teams to analyze, implement and improve the optimization method as it pertains to the designs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

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:

$167,000.00 - $251,000.00