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Senior ASIC Design Engineer, Compute DSP/AI Processors (multiple levels)

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In short

Qualcomm is hiring a Senior ASIC Design Engineer in Markham, Ontario, to design leading-edge Qualcomm Snapdragon DSP processors for AI and video processing. The role involves designing high-speed, low-power digital hardware using SystemVerilog, collaborating with verification teams, and evaluating synthesis results.

Responsibilities

  • Design high speed, high bandwidth, low power digital hardware solutions using SystemVerilog
  • Achieve high performance goals while minimizing power and area
  • Resolve architecture, design, or verification problems with minimal supervision
  • Contribute to the definition, micro-architecture, and documentation of HW IP
  • Collaborate with the Verification team to test, debug, and close coverage on new HW IP
  • Create assertion-based models for functional and formal verification using SystemVerilog
  • Create functional coverage models using SystemVerilog
  • Evaluate synthesis results to verify design targets for speed, power, and area
  • Support internal hardware integration SW teams globally
  • Support internal software teams during their application testing
  • Collaborate with software teams to develop new features
  • Use various design tools (VCS Simulator, Synopsys Compiler, Linting, CDC, LEC, CLP) to check and improve design quality
  • Provide ideas and further innovation of ASICs, IP cores, and process flows

Requirements

  • Bachelors 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.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
  • Attention to detail and careful planning for first-time-right hardware
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Self-motivated, goal-oriented, team player
  • Understanding of high performance processor design for high speed and low power (for Senior or above)

Desired Qualifications

  • Understanding of digital logic (for New Grad)
  • Some design experience, whether in work, co-op, or coursework (for New Grad)
  • 2+ years of direct experience in ASIC design, debug verification, synthesis, SystemVerilog, design tools (Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor) and flows (for Senior or above)

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants
  • Highly competitive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play
#ASIC#DSP#AI#Processors#Hardware#NPU#Machine Learning#Video Processing#SystemVerilog#Digital Design
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Company

Qualcomm

Job Posted

1 month ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

Markham, Canada

Qualification

Bachelor, Master, Doctoral

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