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DSP Systems Engineer, Staff

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Qualcomm is seeking a Staff DSP Systems Engineer for their SerDes DSP group in Toronto, Ontario. This role involves algorithm development, model building, diagnostic tooling, and silicon validation for high-speed SerDes solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong technical fundamentals, a methodical approach to problem-solving, and a passion for high-speed signal processing.

Responsibilities

  • Design and refine high-speed DSP SerDes features and architectures in collaboration with RTL/Firmware designers; actively participate in implementation and design reviews.
  • Develop and maintain bit-accurate and cycle-accurate MATLAB models for RTL verification, pre-silicon performance estimation, and post-silicon correlation.
  • Research and analyze DSP algorithms addressing power, performance, and area trade-offs across equalization, LMS adaptation, CDR, noise mitigation, linearity, and related topics across the full DSP signal chain.
  • Develop and analyze DSP diagnostic features and performance metrics — including SNR, eye monitoring, BER floor, linearity, and jitter — to proactively identify design limitations and drive continuous improvements.
  • Partner with Firmware, DV, and Post-Silicon teams by providing clear theory of operation documentation, pseudocode, and DSP sequences to support product bring-up, regression testing, and post-silicon lab debug.

Requirements

  • Strong proficiency in MATLAB, Python, and C/C++; embedded firmware experience strongly desired.
  • Solid RTL and digital design fundamentals — comfortable driving simulations, participating in code reviews, and debugging failures with a systematic, methodical approach.
  • Proven DSP architecture experience in mixed-signal SerDes, including adaptation/calibration, clocking, equalization, and FEC — with the depth to understand where theory meets its limits in silicon.
  • Skilled in developing DSP diagnostic tools and analyzing performance metrics — BER, SNR, jitter, eye characterization — to isolate root causes and support team-wide debug and resolution efforts.
  • Solid grasp of post-silicon debug, voltage/temperature effects on performance, analog continuous-time circuits, ADCs, and noise/transfer function analysis.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills — able to work effectively across RTL, Firmware, DV, and Post-Silicon teams, contribute constructively in technical discussions, and build consensus around complex engineering trade-offs.
  • Clear and precise technical communication skills — able to produce well-structured theory of operation documents, pseudocode specifications, and diagnostic summaries that are accessible to both technical and cross-functional audiences.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
  • OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
  • OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Desired Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience, or Bachelor's with 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • Hands-on experience with DSP-based PCIe, 112G, 224G, or higher-speed SerDes architectures shipping in real products.

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.
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Company

Qualcomm

Job Posted

1 month ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

Toronto, Canada

Qualification

Bachelor, Master, Doctoral

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