Physical Design Engineer, Staff

Construction, Engineering & Trades · Civil & Industrial Engineering · Electrical Engineering

In short

Qualcomm is looking for a Staff Physical Design Engineer in Austin, Texas, to lead the definition, design, verification, and implementation of high-performance, low-power IP blocks and SoCs. This role involves leveraging advanced ASIC knowledge and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet system requirements and customer needs.

Responsibilities

  • Leverages advanced ASIC knowledge and experience to define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power products.
  • Creates advanced architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and/or system simulations based on system-level requirements.
  • Collaborates across functional teams (e.g., software architecture, hardware architecture, product management, program management teams) to develop and execute an implementation strategy that meets system requirements and customer needs.
  • Evaluates all aspects of complex process flow from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, timing and power use, and verification or similarly for custom circuit design/layout flow.
  • Utilizes tools/applications (e.g., RTL to GDS Flow, Virtuoso) to execute and enable advanced architecture and design of multiple complex blocks/SoC or IC Packages.
  • Writes and reviews detailed technical documentation for complex EDA/IP/ASIC projects.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's 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.
  • Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
  • 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
  • 2+ years of experience with architecture and design tools.
  • 2+ years of experience with scripting tools and programming languages.
  • 2+ years of experience with design verification methods.
  • 1+ year of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).

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.

Skills

ASIC DesignRTLEDAVirtuososcriptingprogramming
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Company

Qualcomm

Job Posted

3 days ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Work mode

On Site

Salary

US$145,600–218,400 / year

Experience Level

Mid-Senior

Locations

Austin, United States of America

Qualification

Bachelor, Master, Doctoral

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