EDA/CAD SW Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all.

Qualcomm Technologies Inc Global CAD team develops tools, flows, and methodologies for different aspects of VLSI design. This position is about developing critical Firmware and CAD tools used in emulation and includes the following activities:

• Work with industry-standard tools and technologies to develop solutions to a variety of infrastructure needs

• Develop critical emulation CAD algorithms that address unique Qualcomm SoC needs

• Drive compute and storage optimization

• Design and Implement critical firmware for custom emulation hardware

• Mentor and lead other members of the team

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field

• Prior coursework or experience related to ASIC design or verification

Prior coursework or experience related to SW development, CAD tool development, ASIC and/or emulation design and implementation

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's or PhD. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Applied Mathematics

• 3+ years of relevant experience

• 3+ years of direct hands-on experience with C++ and Python

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Linux

• 3+ years of direct hands-on experience with CAD SW development

• Preferred programming experience with multiple languages, statically/dynamical typed, functional/object oriented

• Proven ability of software design principles, practices and patterns

• Demonstratable knowledge of data structures, algorithms and design patterns

• Knowledgeable of agile project management principles and practices

• Knowledge of TDD, refactoring, code smells, design smells and SOLID principles

• Experience in the areas of RTL Synthesis (System Verilog -> Netlist), Clock Tree Optimization, Clock gate conversion

• Exposure to VLSI design concepts, logic design

• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills with the ability to work independently, and create customer-facing applications

• Experience with Linux filesystems, including strace and proc file systems

• Experience with the following: Git, Perforce, LSF, Splunk, MySQL, Docker, Kubernetes, JIRA, and other related technologies

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Although this role has some expected minor physical activity, this should not deter otherwise qualified applicants from applying. If you are an individual with a physical or mental disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, please call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here (~~~) for assistance. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, to support individuals with disabilities as part of our ongoing efforts to create an accessible workplace.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

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Pay range:

$134,500.00 - $201,500.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer!

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EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification