Qualcomm

CPU/NPU Architecture RTL Design Engineer (Sr level and up)

Qualcomm$104K — $154K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in CPU/AI processor micro-architecture
  • Strong knowledge of RTL design and debug architecture
  • Experience with power-management and circuit design
  • Proficient in high-performance CPU/AI processor RTL design
  • Familiarity with memory sub-systems and multi-threaded systems

Responsibilities

  • Develop high-performance and energy-efficient CPU and AI processors
  • Design and implement RTL for CPU/AI architectures
  • Optimize CPU sub-systems for power, performance, and area
  • Analyze and improve the micro-architecture and computer arithmetic
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on processor development

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants
  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting work-life balance
  • Supportive environment for professional growth and development
Full Job Description
General Summary:

Join us to build IP blocks that power Snapdragon processors and AI inference engines.

Qualcomm's Hexagon NPU Team is hiring for the various positions in Markham, Canada for the development of high-performance, energy-efficient CPU and AI processors.

Hexagon NPU is an in-house built Qualcomm proprietary processor which is the center of Qualcomm's hybrid AI computing capability targeted for a broad spectrum of AI use cases across market segments.
New Position

We are seeking highly skilled engineers with:
  • ideally 5+ years of experience
  • strong knowledge in CPU/AI processor micro-architecture, architecture
  • RTL design
  • debug architecture
  • power-management and circuit design.


Other areas of expertise should span:
  • RTL Design of high-performance CPU/AI processors
  • RTL coding, micro-architecture and architecture
  • Computer Arithmetic
  • Instruction fetch, scheduling and register renaming
  • Fixed-Point, Floating-Point design
  • Matrix Multiply engines
  • Vector Extensions
  • Memory sub-systems, Load/store, caches, atomics, coherence and consistency
  • Branch prediction, out-of-order, dispatch, schedulers
  • Multi-processor and multi-threaded systems
  • RISC-V
  • Power, performance and Area (PPA) optimizations
  • CPU sub-system Logic Design


Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$104,900.00 - $154,900.00

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 at Qualcomm. We 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. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer.

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

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Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund with over 150 active portfolio companies and more than 20 exits over a billion dollars, including 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, Fitbit, Invensense, NQ Mobile, Waze, and more. As a global investor, Qualcomm Ventures helps connect entrepreneurs to the resources, relationships, and deep industry expertise they need to succeed in the mobile technology ecosystem.

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