DDRSS Validation Engineer; RTL + Silicon Debug

Position: DDRSS Validation Engineer (RTL + Silicon Debug)
Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group  ASICS Engineering General

Summary:

Role Overview We are seeking a highly motivated validation engineer with strong debugging and firmware development skills to support next-generation SoC platforms. This role spans pre-silicon verification, emulation, and post-silicon validation , with a focus on deep debug in RTL/Verilog environments and hands-on silicon bring-up .The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between design, DV, and system validation by developing firmware in C and ensuring robust functionality across simulation, emulation, and silicon platforms.

Key Responsibilities Drive end-to-end validation of SoC subsystems (DDR, memory controller, cache, interconnect) across:

RTL simulation (Verilog/System Verilog)
Emulation platforms

Post-silicon environments

Perform deep debug of functional issues including:

Root-causing failures in RTL simulations and test benches

Debugging firmware-driven flows

Analyzing silicon failures (timing, stability, performance)
Develop and maintain production quality firmware in C to:

Manage DDRSS IP sequences through init, frequency and power management.

Enable bring-up and feature validation

Exercise system-level use cases

Support debug and characterization

Validate firmware across:

RTL simulation environments

Emulation systems

Silicon platforms

Collaborate cross-functionally with:

Design (RTL/architecture teams)
DV teams (testbench and coverage alignment)
System and silicon validation teams

Develop tools, debug infrastructure, and automation to improve:

Validation efficiency

Data collection and analysis

Failure triage and turnaround time

Required Qualifications 6–9 years of experience in SoC validation, design verification, or post-silicon validation

Strong debug skills in Verilog/System Verilog simulation environments

Experience with firmware development in C for embedded systems

Hands-on experience with silicon bring-up, debug, and validation

Experience debugging across multiple platforms (simulation, emulation, silicon)
Solid understanding of:

Computer architecture and SoC subsystems

Memory systems (DDR, cache, interconnect)

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

ORMaster's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

ORPhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

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