Staff Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$145,600–$218,400 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 16, 2027

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $197k
This role $182k
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This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $172,500–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $182k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

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About Qualcomm

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

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TL;DR · Staff Engineer

Engineer-Staff joins the ASICS Engineering team to drive the development of high performance, high quality, and low power products. In this role, you will define, model, design, optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP block and SoC development. You will create advanced architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and system simulations based on specific requirements while collaborating with cross-functional teams to execute implementation strategies. Your daily work involves evaluating complex process flows from high-level design through synthesis, place and route, timing, and power use. To succeed, you must utilize tools such as Virtuoso and RTL to GDS Flow, along with scripting tools and programming languages. The role focuses on solving technical challenges in the ASIC domain by delivering sophisticated hardware solutions for various complex blocks or IC packages.

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What you'll do

  • Define, model, design, optimize, verify, and document IP development for high-performance, low-power products.
  • Create advanced architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and system simulations based on requirements.
  • Develop implementation strategies by collaborating with software, hardware, and product management teams.
  • Evaluate complex process flows including synthesis, place and route, timing, and power usage.
  • Utilize EDA tools and RTL to GDS flows to design complex blocks and IC packages.
  • Write and review detailed technical documentation for complex EDA, IP, and ASIC projects.
  • Provide supervision and guidance to other team members on technical tasks.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related experience.
  • Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related experience.
  • PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field with 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related experience.
  • Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (preferred).
  • 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience (preferred).
  • 2+ years of experience with architecture and design tools (preferred).
  • 2+ years of experience with scripting tools and programming languages (preferred).
  • 2+ years of experience with design verification methods (preferred).

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