CPU​/NPU Architecture RTL Design Engineer; Sr level

Company

Qualcomm Canada ULC

Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

Join us to build IP blocks that power Snapdragon processors and AI inference engines.

Qualcomm's Hexagon NPU Team is hiring for positions in Markham, Canada for the development of high-performance, energy-efficient CPU and AI processors.

We are seeking highly skilled engineers with:

• 5+ years of experience (ideally)
• Strong knowledge in CPU/AI processor micro‑architecture, architecture
• RTL design
• Debug architecture
• Power‑management and circuit design

Other areas of expertise should span:

• RTL Design of high-performance CPU/AI processors
• RTL coding, micro-architecture and architecture
• Computer Arithmetic
• Instruction fetch, scheduling and register renaming
• Fixed‑Point, Floating‑Point design
• Matrix Multiply engines
• Vector Extensions
• Memory sub‑systems, Load/store, caches, atomics, coherence and consistency
• Branch prediction, out‑of‑order, dispatch, schedulers
• Multi‑processor and multi‑threaded systems
• RISC‑V
• Power, performance and area (PPA) optimizations
• CPU sub‑system logic design

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.

Applicants:
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.

Pay range: $ - $. This scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum pay for this job code at the location. In addition to salary, Qualcomm offers a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants. A highly competitive benefits package supports success at work, at home, and at play.

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