CPU Micro-Architect RTL Engineer

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area:
Engineering Group > DSP Architecture and Design General

Summary:

Qualcomm is the world’s largest fabless design company, delivering cutting‑edge hardware, software, and services to nearly every mobile device maker and operator in the global wireless ecosystem.

At the heart of Qualcomm’s multi‑tier mobile SoC, Server, IoT, and Automotive roadmap are our high‑performance, multithreaded, low‑power Hexagon cores. These cores power a wide range of applications—from AR/XR, audio, and modem to machine learning and automotive. You’ll be working on industry‑leading modem and AI cores, driving innovation across instruction sets, RTOS, software architecture, microarchitecture, power, thermal, and di/dt challenges.

• Own microarchitecture and RTL development, including low‑power optimizations, performance exploration, and achieving area and timing goals.
• Drive innovation across instruction sets, RTOS, software architecture, microarchitecture, power, thermal, and di/dt challenges.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills are essential.

• Processor pipelines
• Out‑of‑order execution
• Load/store units
• Caches and cache coherence
• Memory hierarchy
• Multi‑processor and multi‑threaded systems
• RISC‑V architecture

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 1–12 years of experience in CPU architecture and RTL design

• 4+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience with a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience with a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience with high‑performance microprocessor design.

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.

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