Digital Design R&D Engineer (Lead/Staff)
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 15
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's QCT Strategic PD team is actively seeking candidates skilled in RTL to GDS, developing innovative solutions and tackling challenging digital design problems. The team works on performance cores such as GPU, AI, Modem and DDR within Qualcomm's Hardware Engineering group. As a digital design R&D Engineer, the role focuses on improving PPA, applying ML and big-data/analytics to timing closure and design convergence for SoCs.
What you will do
- Improving Performance, Power, and Area (PPA) for the performance cores like GPU, AI, Modem and DDR
- Developing ML solutions (ECO and otherwise) for faster and smarter timing closure for the SoC
- Use of Big-Data/ML/Analytics in digital design to guide better design choices, improve convergence times with better PPA metrics
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 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- Working knowledge in Digital VLSI implementation (netlist to GDS); PNR implementation (primary skill and knowledge); STA (secondary skill)
- Familiarity and understanding of ML algorithms and techniques.
- Hands on experience with EDA tools (Primetime, FC, Innovus, Tempus, etc.)
- Coding with Python, TCL
- 3 – 8 years of relevant product industry 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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