Qualcomm · 12 hours ago
Validation Engineer with DDR Familiarity
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$116K/yr - $173K/yr
3+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading technology innovator that enables next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation. The Validation Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the quality of SoC silicon through validation in pre-silicon emulation and post-silicon regression, working closely with various teams to debug and validate DDR interfaces and related systems.
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Responsibilities
Qualcomm's Silicon Validation team is part of the central SoC digital hardware organization responsible for the overall quality of the SoC silicon
The validation team works closely with architects, designers, verification engineers, software engineers, and customers
The team is currently seeking candidates specifically in SOC validation in pre-silicon emulation and post-silicon regression
Technical disciplines, languages and methodologies included in this team are:
DDR related debug
Regression and PVT testing
Emulation Build Validation
Post-Si Regressions
Qualification
Required
Intelligent and high potential of learning new topics
Familiarity with DDR interface, JEDEC spec, bus level view of transactions
Need experience with Memory Analyzer, Logic Analyzer, DDR trace decoding and post processing
Familiar with RDIMM, LRDIMM, HBM3, HBM4, CXL, DDR5, DDR6
Regression and PVT testing
Emulation Build Validation
Potency in reading C code, understanding code flow, code manipulation, and test iteration
Post-Si test execution and data review
Familiarity with logic design
Proven track record of hardware debug
hands-on experience of debugging low level software and hardware issues
Debug tools including JTAG and kernel debuggers
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience
Preferred
Lauterbach experience preferred
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$3.5M1991-12-20IPO
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