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GPU Validation and Emulation Engineer, Senior

Job in San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92189, USA
Listing for: Qualcomm
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-18
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Hardware Engineer, Test Engineer, Systems Engineer, Electronics Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 133600 - 200400 USD Yearly USD 133600.00 200400.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

General Summary

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what is possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm GPU Engineer, you may architect, design, implement, verify, and/or optimize the performance and power of GPU cores. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet and exceed customer needs.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
  • Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
  • PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
Job Description
  • Synthesize the Verilog RTL and create models and compile them to emulators like Veloce, Palladium, Zebu and/or FPGA platforms.
  • Develop all aspects of hardware emulator implementation, with emphasis on design partitioning, synthesis, place and route, timing analysis and run time performance.
  • Drive debug failures on emulator using latest technologies. Work with designers and SW driver team for testplan and debug.
  • Work with tool vendors and push the methodology to improve the area/performance of the synthesized FPGA RTL.
  • Work on third-party IP integration and system-level debugging.
  • System level RTL simulation and design verification.
  • Support chip bring up and post silicon debug.
  • Debug functional and timing models.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or closely related field.
  • 1+ years of hands on experience in emulation/simulation acceleration/FPGA.
  • 1+ years in Design validation/Post-Silicon debug.
  • 1+ years of hands on experience in creating high performance and area efficient emulation environments from RTL.
  • 1+ years of hands on emulator platforms, platform bringup, digital design, verification, debugging, and waveform viewers.
  • 1+ hardware emulators, such as Palladium, ZeBu, Veloce, or FPGA systems based on Xilinx or Altera FPGAs.
  • 1+ emulation methodologies, including in-circuit emulation, hybrid systems, or simulation acceleration.
Desirable Skills
  • MS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; 1 year of practical experience.
  • Design Verification knowledge – UVM/System Verilog preferred.
  • Knowledge of GPU/CPU/DDR/Bus preferred.
  • Verilog and System Verilog experience.
  • Debugging system-level software and RTL.
  • Programming skills in C and C++.
  • Scripting in Python, Tcl, or Perl.
  • Knowledge of Vendor Emulation tools, Xilinx tools, and Synthesis tools.
Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay range: $ - $

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. 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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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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