ASIC Design Engineer; Hardware Security

Overview

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking Hardware Design engineers with solid ASIC design experience in San Diego, CA. The Hardware Security team works on cutting edge security solution products for premium Snapdragon chip sets. This is a high-level, high-profile position requiring interaction with cross-functional teams. The work will expose the candidate to all aspects of the hardware security product creation flow, including Architecture, Microarchitecture, Design, Validation, IP development, Synthesis, Timing closure, Layout, and thorough Silicon Testing.

• Contribute to architecture, microarchitecture, design, validation, IP development, synthesis, timing closure, layout, and silicon testing in hardware security projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-performance ASIC solutions for Snapdragon chip sets.
• Engage with state-of-the-art security solutions, countermeasures, and techniques.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related sciences.
• 6+ years of experience in ASIC design.
• Experience and understanding of ASIC design flow:
  Architecture, Microarchitecture, Verilog/System Verilog RTL design, Clock Domain Crossings, DFT, synthesis, and timing closure.
• Knowledge of bus protocols, clocks/resets, debug concepts.
• Problem solving, strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Self-driven, motivated, able to work with minimum supervision.

• Experience with microcontroller CPUs, busses (AHB/AXI/others), or peripherals.
• Experience with system-level architecture, complex subsystems, integration of analog and digital IP, implementation techniques, silicon test.
• Experience with high-speed, low-area, and low-power architecture.
• Experience in hardware security fields like Root of Trust, RNG, symmetric and asymmetric crypto, side-channel, error correction codes, hardening, etc.
• Experience in verification, modeling, test-planning.

• Bachelor’s degree minimum;
  Master’s or PhD preferred.

SoC (system on chip), Security, ASIC, Digital Design, Crypto, Cryptography, Encryption, side-channel, subsystem, lead

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

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $ - $. Qualcomm also offers a competitive discretionary bonus program and RSU grants, in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. For more information, please contact Qualcomm Careers.