Microprocessor Silicon Validation and Optimization Engineer

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

Working on cutting-edge microprocessor development is one of the most exciting, challenging, and rewarding careers in computer engineering. At Qualcomm, engineers are encouraged to push boundaries—there are no limits to innovation, technical excellence, or career growth.

This role offers the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art microprocessors that power mobile devices, mobile compute platforms, AI engines, and server-class solutions. The selected candidate will join the pre-silicon and post-silicon validation and enablement team, contributing across the full lifecycle of microprocessor development within complex SoCs.

• Develop and execute validation strategies across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases
• Create test content for functional validation and silicon characterization
• Contribute to pre-silicon verification and emulation
• Lead and support silicon bring-up and system-level debug
• Perform detailed silicon and system characterization
• Provide customer debug and technical support
• Collaborate closely with design and verification teams to map silicon issues back to design and verification environments and drive root-cause analysis
• Analyze silicon data, interpret results, and communicate findings through clear summaries and status reports

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with firmware experience
• Working knowledge of microprocessor and cache/memory architecture and microarchitecture
• Experience in functional validation and detailed debug or Firmware/BIOS development and testing
• Experience mapping silicon scenarios to pre-silicon verification environments
• Proficiency in C/C++; familiarity with assembly languages such as ARM, DSP, or x86/i32
• Good written and verbal communication skills, particularly for technical analysis and silicon data reporting
• 5-10 years of experience in microprocessor verification (front-end) and/or silicon validation, with hands-on involvement in silicon bring-up and debug

Note:

While this role targets senior-level experience, we encourage candidates at all levels to apply if their skills and interests align with the position.

• 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.

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 to request accommodations. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to participate in the hiring process.

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

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

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The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that 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).

In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.

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