Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering
Roles and Responsibilities - Develop, integrate, and release new features in our high-performance synthesis CAD flow
- Architect and recommend methodology improvements to ensure best-in-class power, performance, and area
- Maintain, support, and debug synthesis and implementation flows, and resolve project-specific issues
- Work closely with worldwide CPU physical design teams and provide synthesis methodology guidance
- Work with EDA vendors to define roadmaps and resolve synthesis tool issues
Preferred Qualifications- 8+ years of hands-on experience in synthesis and place-and-route of high-performance chips
- High level of proficiency in Tcl as well as Python
- Experience with automation
- Experience with front-end tasks including logic and physical synthesis, LEC, UPF, and front-end signoff
- Experience with advanced technology nodes (5nm or lower)
- Strong user of synthesis tools such as Cadence Genus or Synopsys Fusion Compiler
- Proven track record of managing and regressing synthesis flows
Principal Duties and Responsibilities - Leverages advanced knowledge of computer architecture, micro-architecture, logic design, circuits, and physical design
- Anticipates, identifies, and solves highly complex problems to ensure design completeness, power, and performance
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define requirements, specifications, and trade-offs
- Evaluates the design lifecycle from architecture definition through post-silicon validation
- Writes and reviews detailed technical documentation for highly complex CPU designs
Level of Responsibility - Works independently with minimal supervision
- Provides supervision and guidance to other team members
- Decision-making significantly affects work beyond the immediate group
- Requires strong verbal and written communication skills
- Tasks require independent planning, problem-solving, and prioritization
Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD 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.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $198,700.00 - $298,100.00
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 - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
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