Qualcomm Hardware Engineer Staff 

United States, California, San Diego 

520820341

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

Minimum Qualifications:

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

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

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of work experience with RTL/FPGA design (Verilog) and embedded system architecture

One or more of the following preferred:

• SystemVerilog expertise across design and verification

• Knowledge of communication protocols such as AXI4-x, TileLink, DDRx, PCIe, etc.

• Good understanding of chip-level functional model building

• Knowledge of Behavioral and Structural models and familiarity with simulation environments

• Experience customizing and debugging make-based build flows and working with Xilinx’s Vivado tools

• Hands-on experience on validation and debug methodologies, static timing analysis, and timing closure

• Proficient with xdc placement and timing constraints

• Experience with chisel-based digital design, Firesim/Chipyard frameworks, and verilator simulations

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python and Tcl

• Experience with cm tools such as Git and Gerrit.

• Linux OS proficiency

• Some C/C++ programming experience

• Proficiency in circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, and circuit testing

• Experience with Mentor Xpedition PCB design tools

• Experience with debugging tools such as JTAG and lab test equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc.

• The ideal candidate would be a self-starter with strong initiative, discipline, motivation, and a focus on quality.

• The candidate must be a team player and be flexible and open to a variety of task assignments within the team.

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:

$126,000.00 - $189,000.00