Qualcomm Physical Design Engineer 

India, Uttar Pradesh, Noida 

610708617

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:

• Associate's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Engineering, or related field.

• 2+ years hands-on experience of different PnR steps including Floorplanning, Power planning, Placement & Optimization, CTS, Routing, Static timing analysis, Post route optimization, ECO implementation and DRC closure

• Well versed with high frequency design & advanced tech node implementations

• In depth understanding of PG-Grid optimization, including identification of high vs low current density paths & layer/via optimization, Adaptive PDN experience

• In depth knowledge of custom clock tree including H-tree, SPINE, Multi-point CTS, Clock metrics optimization through tuning of CTS implementation.

• Well versed with tackling high placement density/congestion bottlenecks

• In depth knowledge of PnR tool knobs/recipes for PPA optimization

• Experience in automation using Perl/Python and tcl

• Good communication skills and ability & desire to work in a cross-site cross-functional team environment.

Education Requirements

• Required: Bachelor's, Electrical Engineering or equivalent 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.