Qualcomm · 1 day ago
Emulation Methodology Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $210K/yr
4+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading technology innovator that enables next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation. The Emulation Methodology Engineer will work with the Emulation Team to develop and support SoC pre-silicon platforms, collaborating with various technical disciplines to ensure successful emulation and debugging processes.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISoftwareTelecommunicationsWireless
Responsibilities
Qualcomm's Emulation Team is part of the central SoC digital hardware organization responsible for the overall development and support of SoC pre-silicon platforms
The Emulation team works closely with architects, designers, verification engineers, software engineers, and customers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience
OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience
OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience
Preferred
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
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
1988-01-01Undisclosed· $3.5M
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