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CPU Integration CAD Engineer

Job in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, 95050, USA
Listing for: Qualcomm
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-01
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Title

CPU Integration CAD Engineer

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary

NUVIA is now part of Qualcomm. Our mission is to reimagine silicon and create computing platforms that will transform the industry. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented and passionate engineers in the world to create designs that push the envelope on performance, energy efficiency and scalability.

As CPU Integration CAD engineer, you will build and support the world's best implementation tools and flows. Your tools and flows will ensure our custom CPUs have industry-leading power, performance and area.

Roles and Responsibilities

Work closely with worldwide cross-functional teams such as CPU physical design, CPU and SOC Integration, Technology and Central CAD

  • Develop, integrate, and release flows and methodologies for floor planning(power planning, pin placement) or PDV analysis(drc/lvs/antenna)
  • Architect, maintain and support implementation flows, and resolve project-specific issues
  • Work with EDA vendors to define roadmap and to resolve tool issues
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelors/Masters degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or Computer Science
  • Ten+ years of hands-on experience in development of high-performance chips - either in a design or CAD role
  • High level of programming proficiency (Python and Tcl). Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
  • Experience with automation
  • Strong user of PNRtool Innovus or PDV Calibre tool or equivalent
  • Experience with a broad variety of other Physical Design tasks - ranging all the way from place-and-route, analysis, timing sign-off and PDV
  • Experience with advanced technology nodes (5nm or lower)
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. ORMaster's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. ORPhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

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.

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