Qualcomm · 2 months ago
Custom IP Design Engineer
San Diego, California, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$116K/yr - $173K/yr
1+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is one of the fastest growing semiconductor organizations, making high-end chips with the most advanced technologies. The Custom IP Design Engineer will be responsible for the design and development of custom digital IP from RTL to GDS, optimizing SoC Power, Performance, and Area (PPA).
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISoftwareTelecommunicationsWireless
Responsibilities
Use industry standard and internally developed tools and flows (Cadence, Innovus, HSPICE, Primetime etc) to execute architecture or circuit level design with defined specifications
Oversee the IP implementation through various design stages: RTL development, Transistor level analysis, Place and Route implementation and Timing closure
Simulate and sign off design margin and PPA metrics
Generate and release IP collaterals (functional/DFT/timing models, LEF abstract, DEF, etc) for SoC consumption
Conduct design reviews and documentation
Flow and methodology enablement support
Close collaboration with different teams across various time zones
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field
Strong background and exposure in one of the digital design areas
Experience of digital library architecture and circuit design, and simulation sign off (HSPICE), such as custom circuit, standard cell or SRAM
Experience with transistor level circuit analysis flows: ESPCV, Spice, Monte Carlo simulations, Nanotime
Experience with synthesis, physical design flows (Genus, Innovus or FusionCompiler) and STA timing closure (PrimeTime or Tempus)
Adaptive to non-standard design flow
Preferred
Candidates with coding and flow support experience are preferred
Knowledge of semiconductor device physics and behavior; understanding advanced technology, such as FinFET, Gate All Around is a plus
Programming skill in python, perl, tcl, shell, skill, etc is a strong plus
Variation-aware design experience is a plus
Exposure to RTL, Synthesis, Formal & functional verification or DFT is a plus
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play
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
1988-01-01Undisclosed· $3.5M
Leadership Team
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President & CEO
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CEO
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