RISCV Infra System IP Design-Sr / Lead / Staff Engineer
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 5
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
This role sits within Qualcomm India Private Limited's Engineering Group, specifically Hardware Engineering, working on RISC-V infrastructure system IP design. The work spans IP, subsystem and SoC RTL design and micro-architecture, ARM/RISC-V system architecture, bus protocols and interconnect concepts, and the digital design convergence flow. The engineer will drive front-end design tasks, manage SoC dependencies and project milestones across design, verification and physical implementation in collaboration with a worldwide design organization.
What you will do
- Manage SoC dependencies, planning and tracking of all front-end design related tasks
- Driving project milestones across the design, verification and physical implementations
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 3 to 15 years of solid experience in IP/Sub System/SoC RTL design and micro-architecture
- Understanding of bus protocols like CHI/AHB/AXI/ACE/ACE-Lite and Interconnect concepts
- Good knowledge of Verilog RTL development and VLSI Digital Design flows
- Knowledgeable on ARM / RISCV system architecture, Memory Management, Virtual Memory concepts, Core sight architecture, power management fundamentals
- Understanding of multi-core ARMv8/v9 CPU architecture, coherency protocols and virtualization
- Working knowledge of Lint, CDC, PLDRC, CLP, Synthesis, DFT, verification, formal verification, silicon debug
- Good understanding of the design convergence cycle in terms of architecture, micro-architecture, synthesis, timing closure and verification
- Communication and collaboration skills to work with a large world-wide design organization
- Proficiency in Gen AI skills, Scripting languages (Python or Perl) for Automation initiatives is desirable
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience OR Master's degree in VLSI / Micro Electronics or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Electronics Engineering or related field
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ 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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