Qualcomm HW Design Verification Engineer - Cork 

Ireland, Cork 

643210086

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

esponsibilities will include:

• Deploying Industry-Leading Verification Methodologies such as UVM and Formal Verification

• Developing Testbenches and Verification Components such as UVCs, C models, and Vertical/Horizontal re-usable Verification Environments.

• Verifying sensor algorithms RTL for ASIC tapeout quality delivery

• Test plan development based on Design documents and interaction with design/systems engineers

• Implementing C model integration within UVM framework.

• Writing SystemVerilog assertions

• Debugging, verifying, optimizing, and bit-exact matching with test vectors

• Analyzing coverage data and working with Design teams to address coverage holes

• Develop/augment framework for running regressions

• Debugging regression failures with design/Systems teams

• Support integration of design in higher-level subsystem including test planning, test vector delivery, and debug of test vectors at the integration level

• Python automation for improving workflows and team efficiency

• Participate in all project reviews

• Supporting software and other teams with debug

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 3+ years ASIC design verification, UVM-based functional verification, or related work experience.

• Experience using formal verification tools like Jasper or VC_Formal is a plus

• Experience with SystemC and Matlab are a plus.

• Gate level Simulation debug and usage of power extraction tools is a plus

• Experienced with constrained-randomverification environment and flow build-up with UVM, Coverage-Driven verification methodology

• Experienced with Assertions like System Verilog Assertions

• Experience with debugging test failures and report verification result to achieve the expected code/functional/line coverage goals

• Extensive usage of RTL simulation tools.

• UVM, System Verilog, Perl/Python shell-scripting skills required

• Familiarity with C/C++ Strong analytical skills and ability to work in a dynamic and fast paced team environment

• Excellent written and verbal skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and a good team player

Where you will be working

A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

What's on Offer

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus

• Maternity/Paternity Leave

• Employee stock purchase scheme

• Matching pension scheme

• Education Assistance

• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)

• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance

• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being

• Bicycle purchase scheme

• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

RTL, ASIC, Power, SystemC, ECO, MBIST, Architecture, Design, Design Verification, Jasper, VC Formal, Catapult, Stratus, SystemC, Mathlab, sensors, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, “Inertial sensors” (IMU), Embedded Systems, medical sensors

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.

• 6+ months of experience with architecture and design tools.

• 6+ months of experience with scripting tools and programming languages.

• 6+ months of experience with design verification methods.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Applies ASIC knowledge to assist and support the defining, modeling, designing (digital and/or analog), optimizing, verifying, validating, implementing, and documenting of IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power products.

• Assists in the creation of architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and/or system simulations based on system-level requirements.

• Collaborates with team members to assist in the development of an implementation strategy that meets system requirements and customer needs.

• Supports the evaluation of process flow from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power use, and verification or similarly for custom circuit design/layout flow.

• Utilizes tools/applications (e.g., RTL to GDS Flow, Virtuoso) to execute and enable architecture and design of a specific part of a block/SoC or IC Package.

• Writes technical documentation for EDA/IP/ASIC projects.

Level of Responsibility:

• Works under supervision.

• Decision-making affects direct area of work and/or work group.

• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information.

• Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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.