Qualcomm · 8 hours ago
Emulation Methodology Engineer
San Diego, California, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $210K/yr
4+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading technology innovator that drives communication and data processing transformation. The Emulation Methodology Engineer will be responsible for developing and supporting SoC pre-silicon platforms, collaborating with architects, designers, and verification engineers to ensure successful emulation build generation and debug across various FPGA platforms.
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Responsibilities
Design, development, and deployment of uniform global methodologies for emulation build generation and debug across FPGA based emulation platforms of various configurations
Cross-site collaboration, vendor engagements, and executive communication
Pre-silicon prototyping for new SoC designs, including pre-silicon enablement and bring-up
Bring-up of new FPGA emulation/prototyping hardware and software
Debugging low level software and hardware issues
Debug tools including JTAG and kernel debuggers
Validation and debug of digital circuits
CPU and SoC architectures, with solid understanding of SoC building blocks (interconnects, power management, PMIC, NoC, peripherals)
Basic understanding of power and performance
Expertise in Verilog / SystemVerilog
Experience with C programming
Scripting: Proficient in Python, TCL
FPGA Expertise: Xilinx/Intel FPGAs, Tools, and timing closure techniques
Qualification
Required
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
5+ years of experience working in emulation and silicon environments
Design, development, and deployment of uniform global methodologies for emulation build generation and debug across FPGA based emulation platforms of various configurations
Cross-site collaboration, vendor engagements, and executive communication
Pre-silicon prototyping for new SoC designs, including pre-silicon enablement and bring-up
Bring-up of new FPGA emulation/prototyping hardware and software
Debugging low level software and hardware issues
Debug tools including JTAG and kernel debuggers
Validation and debug of digital circuits
CPU and SoC architectures, with solid understanding of SoC building blocks (interconnects, power management, PMIC, NoC, peripherals)
Basic understanding of power and performance
Expertise in Verilog / SystemVerilog
Experience with C programming
Scripting: Proficient in Python, TCL
FPGA Expertise: Xilinx/Intel FPGAs, Tools, and timing closure techniques
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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