Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > DSP Architecture and Design
General Summary:A variety of high performance, low power Hexagon/NPU cores are at the heart of Qualcomms multi-tier mobile SOC, Server, IoT, Automotive roadmap. The Hexagon architecture is designed to deliver performance with low power and area over a variety of applications like Audio, Modem, Machine learning, IoT and Automotive
The successful candidate will verify the correct function, performance, and power characteristics of a new high performance, low-power Hexagon DSP/NPU processor core and associated subsystems, collaborate with digital architects and designers to develop verification plans, implement verification environments, and effectively execute verification strategies, with the following responsibilities:
- Responsible for owning a unit and/or subsystem verification environment through all stages of the verification process
- Responsible for working closely with architecture, design, and implementation teams to address the full spectrum of verification issues in modern design processes.
- Responsible for working with customers to which we deliver core IP to help them verify the integration of the processor core in larger components of an SOC
- Responsible for maintaining a current knowledge of industry trends and activities, and taking the steps necessary to make sure that Qualcomm is on the leading edge of the technology.
Qualifications- Bachelor's, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering
- 2+ year experience in digital design verification, including modern verification environments and techniques
- Detailed understanding of SystemVerilog Testbench verification environment is required.
- Excellent programming background and skills are required; in particular, a strong background in Object-Oriented programming.
Preferred Qualifications- Master's, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering
- 2+ year of experience in processor verification
- Knowledge of cache, memory coherency, interconnect, bus protocol, and processor integration is a strong plus
Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
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PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $127,200.00 - $190,800.00
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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