Microprocessor Silicon Validation and Optimization Engineer- Austin, Texas, ASICS
Listed on 2026-09-21
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Engineering
Test Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Systems Engineer, Electronics Engineer
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering
GeneralSummary:
Working on cutting edge microprocessors development is one of the most exciting, challenging, and rewarding jobs in the field of computer engineering. At Qualcomm, Engineers are never constrained, limited, or even bounded when it comes to innovation, excellence, and career-advancement.
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
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Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
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PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
- 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- 2+ years of experience with architecture and design tools.
- 2+ years of experience with scripting tools and programming languages.
- 2+ years of experience with design verification methods.
- 1+ year of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
The position offer candidates with depth and breadth on latest microprocessors powering mobile phones, mobile compute, AI engines, and even servers. The candidate will be a technical lead for pre-silicon and post silicon validation and enablement of microprocessors on SoC. Technical engagement included test development, pre-silicon verification, Presilicon emulation, silicon bring-up, silicon system detailed characterization, customer debug support, and optimization.
Experience andEducation:
- Masters or Bachelor degree in electrical/computer/Software engineering or higher
- Thorough knowledge of microprocessor/cache-memory architecture and microarchitecture
- Experienced in Software/Algorithms development for functional validation and detailed debug
- Experienced in Software/Algorithms development for functional silicon characterization on system.
- Ability to map Silicon scenarios to design verification environment and engage with design for root cause debug.
- Communication covering silicon data analysis, interpretation, effective summary, silicon status reports are essential skills
- Candidates should be fluent in C/C++, Strong familiarity in assembly(ARM, DSP, i32, etc.)
- 5+ years of working experience on microprocessor verification(front-end) or validation (Silicon) with strong engagement on silicon – We encourage candidates at all levels to apply if they see a good match to skills.
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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.
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