Join Qualcomm Technologies as a Senior Microarchitecture Engineer on the Hexagon team, contributing to the development of high-performance CPU cores for mobile SoCs, servers, IoT devices, and automotive systems. You will work on industry-leading modem and AI cores, focusing on microarchitecture design, RTL development, and low-power optimizations. Key responsibilities include performance exploration, area and timing goal achievement, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to address complex challenges in processor pipelines, out-of-order execution, load/store units, caches, memory hierarchy, multi-processor systems, and RISC-V architecture. Ideal candidates possess a Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering and 1–12 years of experience in CPU microarchitecture and RTL design.
Skills
RISC-V
RTL
Verilog
SystemC
VHDL
Processor pipelines
Out-of-order execution
Load/store units
Caches
Cache coherence
Memory hierarchy
Multi-processor systems
Multi-threaded systems
Low-power design
Performance optimization
Area and timing goals
Communication skills
Collaboration skills
Teamwork skills
What you'll do
Own microarchitecture and RTL development for high-performance CPU cores.
Conduct performance exploration to optimize power consumption and efficiency.
Achieve area and timing goals in the design process.
Drive innovation across instruction sets and software architecture.
Collaborate on solving complex challenges related to multi-threaded systems.
Develop solutions for load/store units, caches, and cache coherence issues.
What we're looking for
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
1–12 years of experience in CPU architecture and RTL design.
Expertise in processor pipelines, out-of-order execution, load/store units.
Knowledge of caches, cache coherence, memory hierarchy, multi-threaded systems.
Experience with RISC-V architecture preferred.
Strong communication and collaboration skills required.
Market check
Salary context
This
$154,000–$231,000
range sits above
46%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$152,400–$241,450
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$160,750–$229,312
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
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