Qualcomm

Infra Systems Physical Architect

Qualcomm$140K — $210K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field with appropriate ASIC experience
  • 5+ years of NoC implementation experience, including AMBA Protocol and Cache Coherency mechanisms
  • Experience in constraining and timing analysis
  • Strong background in physical aware synthesis and design
  • Knowledge in clock tree planning with spine and mesh CTS
  • Formal verification and power domain analysis experience
  • Proficiency in scripting with TCL and experience with tools like Design Compiler and Innovus

Responsibilities

  • Plan and design optimized NoCs considering floorplan specifications
  • Analyze and document physical architecture requirements for ASIC development
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product execution alignment
  • Design custom methodologies for NoC implementation
  • Conduct timing optimization and closure for MMMC designs
  • Review and improve design for test (DFT) constraints
  • Estimate and plan physically aware architectures for NoCs

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
  • Opportunities for annual RSU grants
  • Comprehensive benefits package including support for work-life balance
  • Commitment to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
  • Inclusive workplace with diverse teams
Full Job Description
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives AI (Artificial Intelligence) on the Edge. Moreover, Qualcomm innovates in Automotive technology, Low Power High Performance Compute, communication, and high-end data processing to help create a smarter, greener connected future for all. in these latest high-end SoCs (System on Chip) designed by Qualcomm, Infra Systems Group provides the necessary and optimized solutions for connecting various best in class IPs like CPU, GPUs, NSPs, Modems and to the latest best in class DDR. As a Qualcomm ASIC Engineer, you will plan, define, model, design, optimize, verify, validate, Analyze, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power world class products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional groups to determine product execution path.

Infra Systems team is actively seeking candidates for special Physical Architecture Engineering positions in our Infra Systems Architecture team. This team designs the best possible and optimized NoC (Network on Chip) which is highly floorplan driven. Also, as a Physical Architect engineer you will design architectures which can be implemented with best PPA. You will also produce custom methodologies best suited for implementing the NoC.

Tasks also involve Architecture, planning, and enablement of the best-in-class NoCs, customized implementation techniques, to achieve best in class latency, area, performance, and power goals. As a Physical Architect the tasks will include analysis, review, and improvement of functional and test (DFT) mode constraints for synthesis and place and route process. Also, should be able to design recipes for physical aware synthesis, special placement strategies, optimal floorplanning, special clocking solutions (like mesh clock tree), power planning and analysis for lower power, optimized special routing techniques for reduced wire delays, timing optimization and closure with signal integrity for MMMC designs. The individual also should have deep knowledge on scripting and software languages including Python, PERL/TCL, Linux/Unix shell and C. This individual will analyze area, latency, timing, and power of the NoCs and estimate/plan physically aware NoC architectures for a more optimal one for the future.

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years industry experience/coursework in the following areas:
  • NoC Implementation Experience
    • AMBA Protocol
    • Cache Coherency mechanisms
  • Constraining and Timing Analysis experience
  • Physical Aware Synthesis
  • Physical Aware DFT
  • Physical Design
  • Clock tree Planning
    • Spine
    • Mesh CTS
  • Custom Placement and Routing and Source Sync Clock Routing
  • Formal verification experience
  • Power domain analysis experience
  • Design Compiler/Fusion Compiler/Genus/Primetime/Prime power/Innovus a plus
  • TCL programming in above tool environments will really be handy


Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$140,000.00 - $210,000.00

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.

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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