CPU SRAM Design Engineer

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Qualcomm is a company of inventors seeking to revolutionize the CPU market in an age of new possibilities. Are you interested in joining Qualcomm’s high performance CPU team as a Memory Designer? You will have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented and passionate engineers in the world to create designs that push the envelope on performance, energy efficiency and scalability.

We offer a fun, creative and flexible work environment, with a shared vision to build products to change the world.

As a CPU SRAM Design Engineer, you will design, improve, and analyze digital circuits for memories. The role involves full ownership of custom SRAM and Register File designs from schematic capture to analysis and model generation.

• BA/BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of practical experience
• Experience with designing SRAM circuits
• Experience in industry standard custom design tools and flows
• Experience with circuit simulation and Monte Carlo analysis
• Experience with static timing analysis

• MS degree in Electrical Engineering; 3+ years of practical experience
• Strong knowledge of SRAM and Register File techniques with advanced custom circuit implementations
• Strong knowledge of high‑performance and low‑power design features and techniques
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor device fundamentals
• Familiar with variation‑aware simulation in FinFET and Nanosheet technology nodes
• Experience with custom memory layout designs
• Experience with all memory analysis steps including design entry, functional verification, layout guidance, simulation, timing, power and electrical characterization
• Good understanding of physical implementation impact on circuit performance
• Proficiency with tools:
  Nano Time, Ansys EMIR analysis, ESP‑CV, Liberate power analysis
• Experience with memory logical models (Verilog) and functional verification
• Experience with BIST and other DFT features
• Experience with memory analysis flow development and planning

• Develop custom digital circuits for high‑speed and low‑power SRAM designs
• Schematic capture
• Layout planning and supervision
• Functional verification
• Simulation and margin verification
• Timing characterization
• Performing analysis steps necessary to generate all deliverable collateral models
• Interacting with CAD team to ensure proper and efficient model generation
• Interacting with Physical Design team to resolve memory PPA challenges
• Aiding the team with contributions to modeling, DFT and/or analysis flow development, depending on skill set

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e‑mail disability‑ or call Qualcomm’s toll‑free number. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able to participate in the hiring process.

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