Qualcomm

GPU Design Implementation Engineer(Synthesis)

Qualcomm$133K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field, with 5+ years of direct front-end implementation and physical design work experience.
  • Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, with 4+ years of relevant experience.
  • PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field, with 5+ years of experience in front-end implementation and physical design.
  • Strong background in VLSI design, including synthesis and Place and Route tools.
  • Hands-on experience tapping out designs in sub-micron technology nodes (< 10nm).

Responsibilities

  • Manage front-end implementation design challenges and methodologies.
  • Integrate, implement, and deliver GPU cores in collaboration with microarchitecture and physical design teams.
  • Support tapeouts through new methodologies and flows for improved Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) targets.
  • Collaborate with RTL designers to resolve performance bottlenecks.
  • Utilize scripting skills to enhance design process efficiency.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Annual RSU grants opportunity (subject to eligibility).
  • Comprehensive benefits package to support work-life balance and well-being.
Full Job Description
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

The Design Implementation Engineer will work in Qualcomm's Adreno GPU team and will be responsible for managing all aspect of front end implementation design challenges and methodology. As a member of the Graphics team, the successful applicant will integrate, implement and deliver state of the art GPU cores and will be working closely with the graphics microarchitecture and physical design teams to push and meet very aggressive Power, Performance and Area (PPA) targets. This role is a hands on role which include working with execution driven teams for tape-outs by supporting new methodologies and new flows required to address better PPA. The successful candidate will possess in-depth understanding of ASIC design flow and the challenges posed by advanced deep sub-micron technologies.

The ideal candidate would have/able to demonstrate the following:
  • Experience with digital design and RTL synthesis
  • Experience with front end EDA tools such as Synopsys Next Generation tools, Conformal LEC, Synopsys Formality and Synopsys PrimeTime
  • Strong understanding of CMOS circuit design and design techniques to push Power, Performance and Area of complex designs
  • Ability to think outside the box for innovative solutions to improve power and eliminate performance bottlenecks
  • Strong understanding of GPU micro-architecture and collaborate with RTL designers to improve bottlenecks for power and performance
  • Solid working knowledge of scripting skills including tcl, perl or python
  • Excellent communication skills and collaborating in a team environment is a must
  • Excellent debug and analytical skills


Preferred Skills:
  • Hands-on working experience in Physical design implementation is an advantage
  • Working knowledge of sub-micron technology process nodes eg. 5nm, 4nm and below is highly advantageous (FINFETs and GAA)
  • Knowledge and experience of graphics design and development
  • Excellent interpersonal and team skills yet able to work independently and able to provide insights to solve complex problems, unique and detailed issues
  • Familiar with the latest industry standard EDA tools for synthesis, formal verification, timing analysis and physical design
  • Solid experience with leading a high performance team to push aggressive PPA targets is advantageous
  • Strong background in VLSI design, scripting


Minimum Skills:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field with 5+ years of direct front end implementation and physical design work experience
  • Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field with 4+ years of direct front end implementation and physical design work experience
  • PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field with 5+ years of direct front end implementation and physical design work experience
  • Strong background and experience working with industry standard Synthesis and Place and Route tools including Signoff tools
  • Hands on experience taping out designs in sub-micron technology node design < 10nm
  • Expect strong self-motivation and time management skills


Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$133,600.00 - $200,400.00

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.

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

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