Peripherals (Ethernet) Validation Engineer – Senior Engineer

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In short

Qualcomm is looking for a Senior Peripherals (Ethernet) Validation Engineer in Bangalore, India. The role involves developing and executing validation plans for Ethernet IP and SoC-level features, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leading complex debug efforts across pre-silicon, emulation, and post-silicon environments.

Responsibilities

Develop, execute, and maintain comprehensive validation plans for Ethernet IP and SoC-level features across pre-silicon, emulation and post-silicon environments.
Collaborate closely with IP architecture, design and systems teams to understand validation requirements and translate them into robust test content.
Lead bring-up, debug and root-cause analysis for complex cross-functional issues spanning hardware, drivers and platform integration.
Ensure validation coverage is sufficient to provide high confidence in functional correctness, performance, power behavior, and production readiness.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Strong hands-on experience with any of these IPs like Ethernet controllers, NIC architectures, PCIe.
Proficiency in bare-metal and Linux driver development with strong C/C++ programming and debugging skills.
Solid understanding of embedded systems, SoC architecture, peripheral subsystems and hardware/software interaction.
Experience validating complex SoC features across functional, performance, power and system-level scenarios.
Hands-on experience with lab and debug tools such as Lauterbach TRACE32, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers and traffic-generation equipment.

Desired Qualifications

Exposure to AI server based interconnects like ESUN/UEC, UALink protocols are preferred.

Benefits

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process for individuals with disabilities.
Qualcomm is committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.