Staff Engineer - DFT

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

In short

Qualcomm is looking for a Staff Engineer specializing in Design for Testability (DFT) to join their Hardware Engineering team in Bangalore, India. This role involves planning, designing, optimizing, verifying, and testing complex electronic systems, circuits, and various types of systems including Digital, Analog, RF, FPGA, and DSP. The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate features and ensure hardware designs meet performance and customer expectations.

Responsibilities

Leverages advanced Hardware knowledge and experience to plan, optimize, verify, and test critical electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems.
Integrates complex features and functionality into hardware designs in line with proposals or roadmaps for complex products.
Conducts complex simulations and analyses of designs as well as implements designs with the best power, performance, and area.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams (e.g., design, verification, validation, software and systems engineering, architecture development teams, etc.) to implement new requirements and incorporate the latest test solutions in the production program to improve the yield, test time, and quality.
Evaluates, characterizes, and develops the novel manufacturing of solutions for leading edge products in the most advanced processes and bring-up product to meet customer expectations and schedules.
Evaluates reliability of critical materials, properties, and techniques and brings innovation, automation, and optimization to maximize productivity.
Evaluates complex design features to identify potential flaws, compatibility issues, and/or compliance issues.
Writes detailed technical documentation for complex Hardware projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
2+ years of experience with circuit design (e.g., digital, analog, RF).
2+ years of experience utilizing schematic capture and circuit simulation software.
2+ years of experience with hardware design and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF tools, etc.
1+ year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.

Desired Qualifications

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
8+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Benefits

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process for individuals with disabilities.
Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process.
Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

Skills

Hardware Engineeringcircuit designschematic capturecircuit simulationhardware designAutomatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG)Application-Specific Integrated CircuitAutomationArchitecture

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