SoC Physical Design Engineer
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 15
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's Hardware Engineering group within ASICS Engineering plans, designs, optimizes, verifies, and tests electronic systems, circuits, and packaging that launch cutting-edge products, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet performance requirements. This role is focused on SoC physical design, covering synthesis, place-and-route, sign-off convergence, and low power implementation. The engineer will drive PPA on complex subsystems/SOCs in advanced technology nodes and help lead a small team.
What you will do
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 8 to 15 years of experience in physical design.
- Experience managing complex Subsystem and Small team.
- Experience in synthesis, PnR, sign-off convergence, including Static Timing Analysis (STA) and sign-off optimizations.
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.
- Experience with demanding PPA requirement of complex sub-systeM/SOC, place and route, IP integration.
- Experience in low power design Implementation including UPF, multi-voltage domains, power gating.
- Experience with ASIC design flows and methodology of Physical design.
- Understanding of circuit design, device physics and deep sub-micron technology. Should have worked on multiple TO in advance technology nodes.
- Person should also have good understanding of automation to drive the efforts to improve the PPA
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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