CPU Server Physical Design Engineer, Santa Clara

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems

In short

Qualcomm is seeking a CPU Server Physical Design Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to lead innovative CPU design efforts. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, verify, and implement multi-core CPU operations, impacting industries globally. The position requires applying knowledge of computer architecture, micro-architecture, logic design, circuits, and physical design to develop high-performance, low-power CPU designs.

Responsibilities

Applies knowledge of computer architecture, micro-architecture, logic design, circuits, and/or physical design to develop and verify high performance and low power CPU designs.
Anticipates, identifies, and solves problems to ensure design completeness, functionality, power, and performance.
Collaborates across teams to define requirements, specifications, and trade-offs (e.g., performance, power, cost, functionalities, etc.) in order to accomplish product goals.
Evaluates the design process from conceptualization to productization (i.e., architecture definition, feasibility, pre-silicon design and verification, and post-silicon validation) that meet customer and industry standards.
Writes detailed technical documentation (e.g., feature descriptions, architectural descriptions, verification test plans, and implementation details, etc.) for CPU designs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
2+ years of work experience with high-level programming (e.g., C, C++), scripting language programming (e.g., Perl, Python, etc.).
2+ years of work experience with simulators and/or waveform debugging tools (e.g., Verilog, VHDL, etc.).
2+ years of work experience with industry standard tools for synthesis place and/or route and design verification.
2+ years of work experience with simulation, emulation, formal verification, or silicon validation.
2+ years of experience in creating functional models, checkers, test plans, and/or test generation.
1+ year experience working in a large matrixed organization.

Desired Qualifications

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
2+ years of work experience with high-performance microprocessor design.

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.
Competitive pay scale reflecting broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code.

Skills

VerilogVHDLC++PythonPerl

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