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EDA​/CAD SW Engineer; Levels

Job in San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92189, USA
Listing for: Qualcomm
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-26
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Systems Engineer, Hardware Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 140000 - 210000 USD Yearly USD 140000.00 210000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: EDA/CAD SW Engineer (Multiple Levels)

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General

Summary:

Qualcomm Technologies Inc's Global CAD team develops tools, flows, and methodologies for different aspects of VLSI design. This position is about developing critical CAD tools used in emulation and includes the following activities:

  • Work with industry-standard tools and technologies to develop solutions to a variety of infrastructure needs.
  • Develop critical emulation CAD algorithms that address unique Qualcomm SoC needs (synthesis, partitioning, place and route, clock optimization).
  • Drive compute and storage optimization.
  • Mentor and lead other members of the team
Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's or PhD. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering
  • 2+ years ASIC design, FPGA design, verification, or related work experience.
  • 2+ years C++ SW development, CAD tool development, or related work experience.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Linux
  • 2+ years of direct hands-on experience with CAD SW development, Proven ability of software design principles, practices, and patterns
  • Demonstratable knowledge of data structures, algorithms and design patterns
  • Experience in the areas of RTL Synthesis (System Verilog -> Netlist), Clock Tree Optimization, Exposure to VLSI design concepts, logic design
  • Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills with the ability to work independently, and create customer-facing applications
  • Experience with the following:
    Git, LSF, JIRA, GCC and other related technologies
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Qualified Candidates Must Meet EEO Requirements

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 found here. 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity 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.

Pay Range and Other Compensation & Benefits

$ - $. 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 r recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

Contact

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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