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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Posted: 44 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

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As a Design Engineer at our cutting-edge technology firm in San Diego, you will join a dynamic team focused on developing advanced digital designs. Your daily responsibilities include micro-architecture design for complex digital blocks, RTL development using Verilog and SystemVerilog, debugging during the development process, creating detailed documentation, optimizing designs for performance metrics, and collaborating with cross-functional teams such as DFT, Verification, and Emulation. Ideal candidates have 6-10+ years of experience in RTL/FPGA design, a strong background in computer science or electrical engineering, and expertise in SystemVerilog, Linting, CDC, Synthesis (FPGA and ASIC), and scripting languages like Python. You will work on complex digital logic designs involving multi-power domain and multi-clock domain challenges, with knowledge of ISAs such as ARM THUMB or RISC-V, and familiarity with industry-standard digital design tools.

Skills

SystemVerilog Verilog Python Perl FPGA ASIC PCIe UART I2c DDRx SPI USB RISC-V ARM Multi-Clock_Domain Multi-Power_Domain CI/CD

What you'll do

Design micro-architecture for simple and complex digital interface blocks.
Develop RTL code adhering to industry best practices for performance optimization.
Troubleshoot and debug issues during development and support post-silicon bring-up.
Optimize designs for area, power, and performance metrics efficiently.
Create comprehensive design documentation for clarity and maintainability.

What we're looking for

6-10+ years of experience in RTL/FPGA design using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field plus 5+ years or Master's degree plus 5+ years in Hardware Engineering.
Expertise in designing complex digital logic blocks and subsystems (CPU, GPU, DSP).
Proficiency in debugging and post-silicon bring-up activities for high-performance designs.
U.S. Government security clearance required.
Familiarity with industry-standard digital design tools and scripting languages like Python or Perl.

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