Qualcomm · 22 hours ago
GPU System Validation Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$162K/yr - $243K/yr
3+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading company in the semiconductor industry, and they are seeking a GPU System Validation Engineer to join their GPU PSE team. The role involves validating and productizing the next generation graphics core for mobile devices, improving validation coverage, and providing debug analysis for silicon issues.
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Responsibilities
Working closely with GPU architects, designers, verification and graphics software driver engineers to help validate and productize the next generation graphics core for mobile devices
Improving our post-silicon validation coverage and test methodologies
Creating GPU bring-up test-plans that validate both electrical and functional features within the GPU
Providing debug analysis, support and solutions for silicon issues that range from the internal level to OEM level
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
Candidate will have a previous experience working in emulation and silicon environments
Fluent in English and Mandarin
Experience in functional validation and debug of mixed-signal IP
Experience in Post-silicon enablement and bring up
Preferred
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
5+ years of relevant GPU/Debug experience on emulation or Silicon
Experience in functional validation
Experience utilizing emulation environments for development and debug
Debugging low level firmware, software
Familiarity with software driver interaction with GPU hardware
Test planning and methodologies to expose low level problems
Debug tools including JTAG and kernel debuggers
GPU and SoC architectures
GPU APIs (Direct3D/OpenGL/OpenCL)
Experience programming in C/C++/Python/Assembly
Basic familiarity with Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL
Experience in the Android and Windows HLOS environments
Understanding of the latest graphics trends in mobile and PC gaming
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
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