CAD Verification Director
Qualcomm · Posted Sep 24
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's Engineering Group is seeking a visionary and technically accomplished Director, Verification CAD Engineer to lead its verification CAD team. This role is pivotal in shaping the strategy, architecture, and execution of verification methodologies that ensure the functional integrity of cutting-edge silicon designs. As a senior leader, you will drive innovation in verification flows, mentor a high-performing team, and collaborate across design, verification, and EDA partners to deliver scalable, efficient, and robust CAD solutions.
What you will do
- Define and execute the long-term roadmap for CAD verification infrastructure supporting both formal and dynamic methodologies.
- Lead and grow a team of CAD engineers focused on verification tooling, automation, and methodology.
- Partner with design and verification leadership to align CAD strategy with project goals and technology trends.
- Architect and deploy formal verification flows including property checking, equivalence checking, and model checking.
- Evaluate and integrate formal tools (e.g., Jasper, VC Formal) into production environments.
- Promote assertion-based verification and formal coverage metrics across design teams.
- Oversee dynamic simulation infrastructure including UVM testbench support, regression automation, and coverage analysis.
- Optimize simulation performance and scalability across compute farms and cloud environments.
- Drive adoption of advanced techniques such as constrained-random testing, functional coverage, and hybrid formal-dynamic flows.
- Develop reusable scripts, APIs, and frameworks to streamline verification workflows.
- Ensure robust version control, CI/CD integration, and tool interoperability.
- Collaborate with EDA vendors to influence tool features and resolve technical challenges.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in , Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 18+ years of experience in CAD or verification engineering, with significant leadership experience.
- Proven track record in deploying formal and dynamic verification methodologies at scale.
- Expertise in scripting languages (Python, Perl, Tcl) and CAD tool integration.
- Strong understanding of UVM, SystemVerilog assertions, and verification planning.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Familiarity with AI/ML applications in verification and debug.
- Prior experience in managing global teams and multi-site verification initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global leader in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, including mobile processors, 5G, and on-device artificial intelligence. The company designs and markets digital communications products, semiconductor solutions, and system software used globally across smartphones, automotive solutions, IoT devices, and computing systems. Through extensive R&D and intellectual property licensing, Qualcomm powers a highly interconnected and smarter world.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 50000+ employees
- Founded
- 1985
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $53M raised
- 2018-11-01Grant
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James H. Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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