Qualcomm

Staff CPU Processor Design Engineer

Qualcomm • $148K — $222K *
San Diego, CA 92154In-Person
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
  • 5-7 years of experience in block level verification for complex designs.
  • Expertise in advanced verification techniques including simulation, formal verification, and emulation.
  • Proficient in scripting languages like Python or Perl for automation.
  • Strong debugging skills for complex systems and design components.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and plan verification efforts for multi-feature designs.
  • Engage with architecture and design teams to devise and refine verification strategies.
  • Define and manage test cases and requirements for comprehensive testing.
  • Create and maintain extensive verification environments for design units.
  • Develop and support formal verification test benches and assertions.
  • Investigate test failures and collaborate with design teams to resolve issues.
  • Automate verification processes to improve efficiency and coverage targets.

Benefits

  • Telecommuting options available.
  • Opportunities for professional development and knowledge sharing.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams in a dynamic work environment.
  • Access to advanced verification and debug technology.
Full Job Description
General Summary:

This individual leads, plans, synthesizes ambiguous or conflicting requirements and performs the complex responsibility of performing block level verification for complex, multi-feature designs using the most advanced verification techniques (sim, formal, emulation). Use Assertion Based Verification, Formal Verification, and Emulation to achieve quality design development. Develop deep design knowledge to facilitate creation of verification platforms and ability to debug complex systems. Engage early and often with architecture and design teams to develop appropriate verification approaches. Develop testing strategy and testplan for design unit blocks. Work with microarchitecture and RTL teams to understand the requirements and complexities of the design components. Define all test cases and requirements for exhaustive testing. Review and refine testplan contents with help from design team and verification leadership. Create extensive verification environments for testing of complex design units. Leverage appropriate verification technology for given verification task. Create formal verification testbench (assertions, assumptions, abstractions) for focused design components. Construct emulation capable testbench and components for use on emulation and prototyping platforms. Debug complex systems and designs during the verification process. Investigate test and assertion failures and provide initial triage and debug. Work with design and microarchitecture to resolve all open issues and identify design faults. Build monitors, checkers, and assertions to aid in debug process. Construction of re-usable testbench and debug components for use in various environments (sim, emulation, prototype, bring-up). Follow coding and construction guidelines for all monitor components to enable cross-platform use. Leverage testing frameworks to build required stimulus for a given design unit. Close design coverage and build testcases to reveal critical corner cases. Complete all testplan items necessary to achieve full test coverage. Support and maintain random stimulus generation capabilities to consistently reach expected coverage targets. Work with design and microarchitecture teams to understand coverage holes, and to craft stimulus required to cover those holes. Build functional coverage model to accurately measure transactional and architectural features of the design. Develop and support test material for use in silicon bring-up activities. Contribute to and develop verification automation and methodologies to expand the capabilities of all verification efforts. Build and support common testbench components useful for various design testbenches. Develop scripts and automation in Python, Perl, etc to increase time savings in verification process. Provide support to other team members for common testbench components and testbench framework knowledge building. Collaborate with SOC bring-up and software teams to plan and execute CPU bring-up activities. Work closely with design teams to propose and architect new debug features that enhance future CPU bring-up processes. Partner with CPU Post-Silicon Verification teams to reproduce silicon failures in simulation, emulation, and FPGA environments, create minimal failing tests, wave captures, and debug artifacts to accelerate fix cycles. Acts as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings and communicates and implements a development plan.

*Telecommuting permitted.*

Will accept a Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field.

Pay Range: $148,300.00 - $222,500.00/year

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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