PMIC Systems and Validation Engineer, Senior
Qualcomm · Posted Sep 23
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's Power Management Systems, Validation & Integration team (PMIC-SVI) leads the industry in the system architecture and post-silicon validation of high-performance feature-rich Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMICs) that are embedded in chipsets for smartphones, tablets, laptops, wearables and a variety of cutting-edge consumer electronics. This role is a mix of architecture, HW systems, functional validation, chipset integration and customer issue debug support, where the engineer will own systems definition, HW/SW debugging and validation of PMIC solutions in partnership with Analog/Digital Design, Software and Customer Engineering teams.
What you will do
- This job involves a mix of Architecture, HW Systems, Functional Validation, Chipset integration & customer issue debug support. We are looking for Systems & Validation engineers with preferably 3 - 5 years of experience in analog/power electronics. Depending on your experience level and area of technical expertise you will own and participate in systems definition, HW/SW debugging and validation of PMIC solutions by partnering with various engineering teams like Analog/Digital Design, Software and Customer Engineering in a fast-paced environment.
- Systems involves coming up with a Top-Level specification (involving HW/FW/SW level partitioning of feature-design, HW Register interfaces, memory sizing, protocol selection, multi-PMIC connectivity grid, debug framework support, etc) to satisfy all chipset level requirements.
- Validation involves coming up with a comprehensive functional validation plan (that covers both manual and scripted automated test cases), executing them within stipulated time-period, analyzing results at HW-level (via signal measurements), debugging issues & creating reports.
- Engineers will be responsible to perform risk assessment of development and validation plans; and interact with PMIC Product Management, Design & Characterization teams; other SoC HW/SW Architecture, Development & Validation teams; and finally Customer-Engagement teams across worldwide sites.
- As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, 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 that launch cutting-edge, world class products.
- Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.
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 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
- A Bachelor's degree in Electronics related Engineering is a must.
- We are looking for applicants with 3 - 5 years of job-experience – relevant to various HW/S aspects of any electronic product development.
- They should be well-versed with knowledge of entire ASIC Flow (from concept-stage to commercial-product support).
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree is preferred esp. with specialization in VLSI / Microelectronics, Power Management, etc.
- Applicants should be aware of fundamentals of PMIC, Power Management, Microcontroller architecture, basic-firmware & HW-SW interaction.
- Applicants should also have strong hands-on lab-experience in Post-Si Validation. (HW-level Bench measurement and/or SW-level logs-based verification).
- Hands-on ability & comfort in using various lab instruments like oscilloscopes, power supplies, JTAG debuggers etc.
- Good understanding of PMIC, Power Electronics , digital & embedded electronics concepts
- Good Hardware Debug Skills related to DC -DC (SMPS, LDO) converters preferred.
- Good programming skills in at least one of the following: C#, F#, Python, Perl, LabVIEW or any other scripting language (used in VLSI/Embedded Domain) + understanding of few OOPS concepts.
- Familiarity with HW schematics and ability to trace inter connections on a PCB. Good analytical & communication (verbal/written) skills.
- Ability to seek information pro-actively, understand priorities and juggle multiple tasks in a highly paced environment.
- Experience in automating test-cases via SW-control for HW-systems Ability to come up with a High-Level Strategy for any objective and being able to break it into Mid-level flows & Low-level tasks – for efficient execution.
- Prior experience in leading & executing white-box validation efforts of a HW-module or sub-module, is a big plus.
- Exposure to Assembly-language programming (for microcontroller) is good-to-have. Exposure to tools like JIRA and GIT are a plus.
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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