Design Verification (NPU) - Sr Lead Engineer
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 28
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's ASICS Engineering group within the Engineering Group plans, designs, optimizes, verifies, and tests electronic systems, circuits, and Digital/Analog/RF/optical, FPGA, and DSP systems that launch cutting-edge products. Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams such as design, verification, validation, software and systems engineering, and architecture development. This Sr Lead Engineer role focuses on Design Verification for NPU hardware, involving complex simulations and analyses, integration of features into hardware designs, and technical leadership within the team.
What you will do
- Leverages Hardware knowledge and experience to plan, 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.
- Integrates features and functionality into hardware designs in line with proposals or roadmaps.
- Conducts complex simulations and analyses of designs as well as implements designs with the best power, performance, and area.
- Collaborates with teams (e.g., design, verification, validation, software and systems engineering, architecture development teams, etc.) to implement new requirements and incorporate the latest test solutions in the production program to improve the yield, test time, and quality.
- Evaluates, characterizes, and develops the manufacturing solutions for leading edge products in the most advanced processes and bring-up product to meet customer expectations and schedules.
- Evaluates reliability of critical materials, properties, and techniques and brings innovation, automation, and optimization to maximize productivity.
- Evaluates complex design features to identify potential flaws, compatibility issues, and/or compliance issues.
- Writes detailed technical documentation for Hardware projects.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- 2+ years of experience with circuit design (e.g., digital, analog, RF).
- 2+ years of experience utilizing schematic capture and circuit simulation software.
- 2+ years of experience with hardware design and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF tools, etc.
- 1+ year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
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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