Sr. RTL Design Engineer - QGOV

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Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area: Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

Role: Design Engineer

General

Summary:

As a Design Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in shaping cutting‑edge digital designs.

• Micro‑Architecture:
  Designing micro‑architecture for both simple and complex digital interface blocks.
• RTL Development:
  Developing RTL (Register Transfer Level) code using industry best practices. This includes handling multi‑clock designs, high‑frequency requirements, low power, and low latency considerations while ensuring high performance.
• Debugging and Post‑Silicon Bring‑Up:
  Troubleshooting and debugging issues during the development process and supporting post‑silicon bring‑up activities.
• Documentation:
  Creating comprehensive design documentation to ensure clarity and maintainability.
• Design Optimization:
  Optimizing designs for key metrics such as area, power, and performance.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Collaborating with cross‑functional teams, including DFT (Design for Testability), Implementation, Verification, Emulation, and Firmware teams.

Location: San Diego (must be full‑time, five days a week)

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to receive a U.S. Government security clearance.

• 6-10+ years of work experience with RTL/FPGA design (Verilog, System Verilog), embedded system architecture and Verification.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• Master’s degree in computer science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.

• Positive Attitude:
  Bring a fun‑loving attitude and a passion for inclusively solving problems.
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of ASIC design experience.
• RTL Expertise:
  System Verilog Design, Linting, CDC, Synthesis (FPGA and ASIC).
• Testing:
  Building the test suites for design validation.
• Emulation:
  Understanding of emulation and prototyping flows for the design and validation in lab is a big plus.
• Complex Digital Logic Design:
  Experience with designing complex digital logic blocks and subsystems (CPU, GPU, DSP, Always on Systems, Digital interfaces such as PCIe, UART, I2c, DDRx, SPI, USB).
• ISA Familiarity:
  Knowledge of ISAs (Instruction Set Architectures) such as ARM THUMB or RISC‑V.
• Processor/Microcontroller System Design:
  Understanding of processor or microcontroller system design.
• Multi‑Power Domain and Multi‑Clock Domain Designs:
  Experience with designs spanning multiple power domains and clock domains.
• Scripting/Automation
  
  Languages:
  
  Proficiency in scripting or automation languages like Python or Perl.
• Industry Standard Digital Tools:
  Familiarity with state‑of‑the‑art industry‑standard digital design tools.
• Challenges of Lower Node Technologies:
  Awareness of challenges faced when working with lower node technologies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

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• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales‑incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).
• Highly competitive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play.

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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