Qualcomm

Staff SOC Mixed Signal Engineer

Qualcomm$155K — $210K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field required.
  • 2 years of relevant industry experience required.
  • Proficient in Cadence Innovus and Synopsys PTSI tools.
  • Experience with complex ASIC design and implementation in advanced technology nodes (4nm, 3nm).
  • Strong understanding of power analysis, timing, and physical verification processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and execute advanced architecture and physical design for complex blocks.
  • Develop implementation strategies that align with system requirements and customer needs.
  • Perform advanced problem-solving for ASIC engineering challenges.
  • Own design and verification strategies for ASICs and IP cores.
  • Review and analyze execution results and provide feedback to junior team members.
  • Conduct deep analysis of timing specifications and optimize clock latencies.
  • Prepare and present technical documentation for project reviews.

Benefits

  • Technical growth opportunities with state-of-the-art tools and technologies.
  • Collaborative work environment with continuous communication among teams.
  • Involvement in innovative projects that influence product development.
  • Regular feedback and mentoring for professional development.
  • Engagement in project leadership roles with practical impact.
Full Job Description
General Summary:

This individual leads, plans, PD implementation of ambiguous or conflicting requirements and performs the complex responsibility of the use of tools/applications (i.e., Cadence Innovus, Synopsis PTSI, etc.) to execute advanced architecture and implementation of design in the physical design environment of multiple complex blocks and makes suggestions for design improvements with respect to timing, power analysis and physical verification. Develops an implementation strategy that meets system requirements and customer needs for team. Effectively utilizes advanced problem solving and ASIC engineering practices to resolve complex implementation challenges, design, or verification problems. Owns the design and verification strategies of ASICs, and IP cores, reviews the strategies of more junior team members, and develops strategies for multiple IPs. Reviews complex IP execution results from more junior team members and completes own runs through the complete flow to ensure that challenges/violations are fully understood and analyzed. Develops and implements IPs using state-of-the-art tools (from Cadence, Synopsys, etc.) and deep sub-micron technology nodes (4nm, 3nm). Works with digital designer to understand and debug timing specifications, facilitate logic changes to improve clock frequency. Optimizes the clock latencies for major clocks to reduce the design ECO cycle time. Deep analysis of clock and data path timing to identify key issues. Runs advanced power checks on multiple blocks to ensure design specifications are met; makes recommendations to leadership when specifications are not met. Interprets the results of highly complex performance checks and reports them to team lead. Stays up to date on technical literature and technological advances and suggests areas for innovation. Writes, reviews, and edits own technical document in accordance with template and reviews and provides feedback on more junior engineers' documentation. Maintains regular communication with key team members to ensure continued alignment between team deliverables and product execution plan. Writes technical documentation and provides technical expertise for design or project reviews and project meetings to ensure team's best interest is represented. Acts as a tech lead on small to large projects and owns team deliverables of the project. Continually evaluates process used in team to facilitate effective work-flow for possible improvement. Acts as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings and communicates and implements a development plan.

Will accept a Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field and two (2) years of experience in a related occupation.

Pay Range: $155,168.00 - $210,000.00/year

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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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