Qualcomm

Cross-Functional Engineer, Principal

Qualcomm • $135K — $160K *
Vancouver, BC V5K 5J9In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 2+ years of experience in analog or mixed-signal IC design, or a Master's degree with 8+ years, or a PhD with 6+ years of relevant experience.
  • 2+ years of experience using design tools like CADENCE, SPICE, and Verilog/VHDL.
  • Strong background in high-speed SerDes architecture and modelling.
  • Knowledge of calibration algorithms and equalization techniques for SerDes.
  • Experience in high-speed analog/mixed-signal design, verification, or post-silicon measurements.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with teams to define and implement calibration algorithms for improved performance.
  • Simulate analog subsystems to confirm functionality and design characteristics.
  • Design and verify analog blocks, collaborating with analog and DSP teams as needed.
  • Ensure proper integration between analog, digital, and firmware components in system verification.
  • Support silicon validation engineers in correlation of pre-silicon models with post-silicon results.
  • Develop and maintain accurate power models for high-speed SerDes, managing power state performance.
  • Mentor engineers in analog behavioral modeling and verification techniques.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunities for technical mentorship and professional growth.
  • Involvement in cutting-edge technology relevant to high-speed SerDes and analog design.
  • Hands-on experience with advanced lab equipment and simulation tools.
Full Job Description
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Analog Mixed Signal Design

General Summary:

Plan to use Mark on Gen7 analog lab/calibration support, PCIe L1ss power up sequencing tradeoffs and also help with some Gen8 clocking. New Position

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of experience with analog or mixed-signal integrated circuit design in nanometer planar CMOS or FinFET and 8+ years ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 8+ years ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field and 6+ years ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.
• 2+ years of experience using one or more design tools (e.g., CADENCE, SPICE, MATLAB, and/or Verilog/VHDL).

What You'll Do
  • Analog calibration: Collaborate with analog design, digital design, and firmware teams to define and implement calibration algorithms for analog/mixed-signal blocks, optimizing performance and yield
  • Analog verification: Simulate analog subsystems at higher levels of abstraction to confirm functionality as well as confirm other design characteristics (power, aging performance, EMIR, etc.)
  • Analog design and architectures: As needed, design various analog blocks (e.g. PLLs, clocking etc). This will involve analog architecture, design and verification work, and collaboration with the analog/DSP/digital teams.
  • System verification: Work closely with digital verification and firmware engineers to ensure proper interaction between analog, digital, and firmware components including register programming, initialization sequences, power-up calibration, power state changes, and data rate changes
  • Silicon validation support: Collaborate with silicon validation engineers to support silicon bring-up activities and to correlate pre-silicon models with post-silicon measurements, improving model accuracy and debugging issues
  • Power Estimation: Collaborate with analog and digital program leads to develop and maintain power models that accurately track power dissipation across data rate, operating conditions, and power states of high-speed SerDes, and then correlate post-silicon measurements with these power model predicted results. Engineer and simulate PCIe power up sequences and tradeoffs to manage package PI performance and meet product requirements.
  • Technical mentorship: Guide and mentor engineers in analog behavioral modeling, mixed-signal verification techniques, calibration approaches, and power estimation fostering innovation and technical excellence


What You'll Need
  • 15+ years of industry experience
  • Strong background in high-speed (106Gbps and higher) SerDes architecture, modelling, and verification
  • Knowledge of calibration algorithms, and equalization techniques for SerDes
  • Previous experience in either high-speed analog / mixed-signal design or modelling, analog/mixed-signal or digital verification, or post-silicon measurements of complex high-speed wireline systems
  • Strong understanding of analog design fundamentals, including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, clock generation and clock distribution, analog equalizers, and transmitter drivers, including the numerous mixed-signal calibrations of these analog building blocks.
  • Experience with EDA tools for schematic entry, and verification.
  • Proficiency in digital RTL code (e.g., SystemVerilog language), firmware code (e.g., in C language), and digital verification tools and techniques


It'd Be Amazing If You Had
  • Design experience with one or more of the following circuit blocks: continuous time linear equalizer, slicer, high-speed ADC, voltage-controlled oscillator, phase interpolator, bandgap reference, voltage regulator, serializer, deserializer, voltage/current-mode transmitter, phase-locked loop, phase detector
  • Hands-on experience with SPICE simulators, AMS simulation tools (Cadence, Synopsys, or equivalent)
  • Familiarity with PCIe, IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) and OIF standards
  • Scripting knowledge (Python, Matlab, etc.) for automation of power estimation and system verification
  • Proficiency in using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, TDR, VNA, and spectrum analyzers


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

About Qualcomm

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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Size
45,000 employees
Market Cap
$122.5 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.7 billion
Founded
1985
5 Year Trend
+14.7%
Revenue
$26.6 billion
NASDAQ
QCOM
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