Emulation Engineer - RISC -V

The Role

You will work cross‑functionally across all pre‑silicon disciplines—architecture, microarchitecture, design, design verification, software, performance, and emulation/prototyping—communicating clearly across teams and geographies to develop, debug, and maintain complex system‑level hybrid execution environments. These environments enable pre‑silicon bring‑up of system software and performance benchmarking workloads.

• 8+ years of industry experience
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a relevant engineering field
• Strong domain knowledge of computer architecture
• Ability to work independently and across geographies

• Hands‑on experience with commercial emulation platforms (Palladium, Mentor Veloce) and/or prototyping platforms (Protium, Primo, HAPS)
• Expertise in transactor development, virtual prototyping, and advanced verification techniques (assertions, coverage, UPF)

• Solid understanding of modern System Verilog for design and verification
• Experience isolating and reproducing silicon bugs in emulation

• Strong software development in compiled (C/C++) and interpreted (Python, Tcl) languages
• Proven hardware/software co‑debug skills
• Working knowledge of firmware, OS (Linux, RTOS), and hypervisor (Xen, KVM) stacks for embedded and server applications

• Familiarity with CPU architectures (RISC‑V, x86, ARMv8), coherent communication protocols, and standard IO interfaces

• Experience building and maintaining production infrastructure automation, including execution pipelines and observability and reporting frameworks

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ 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 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• PhD 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.

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 disabili or call Qualcomm's toll‑free number. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process.

Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

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.

Pay range: $ - $. Salary is only one component of total compensation  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). Additionally, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.