Modem HW Design Verification Engineer (AI Driven Next Gen Modem Hardware Development)

Qualcomm

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San Diego, CA · Santa Clara, CA · Boxborough, MA Posted 17 days ago $128,000–$192,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Modem Hardware Design Verification Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies in their Engineering Group’s Modem Technologies team, you will play a crucial role in advancing AI-driven verification methodologies for next-generation modem hardware development. Your responsibilities include defining and executing comprehensive verification plans, building reusable verification environments, and applying advanced techniques to validate complex wireless baseband designs. You will collaborate closely with system, firmware, and RTL design teams to ensure high-performance silicon outcomes. The ideal candidate possesses strong expertise in verification planning, testbench architecture, assertions, debugging, and problem-solving using SystemVerilog with UVM/OVM, Verilog/VHDL, C/C++, and Python/Perl scripting. Experience with generative AI, ML-assisted flows, and formal verification is highly valued, as well as a background in wireless modem technology and 4G/5G standards.

Skills

SystemVerilog UVM Python Perl C++ VHDL Verilog SystemC AI ML GenAI 4G/5G 3GPP Formal verification Simulation acceleration Unix/Linux Makefiles XML OOP HW/SW co-verification

What you'll do

  • Define and execute comprehensive verification plans for complex wireless baseband designs.
  • Build reusable verification environments using SystemVerilog with UVM/OVM methodologies.
  • Apply advanced verification techniques to enhance coverage closure and debug efficiency.
  • Collaborate with RTL design teams to ensure first-time-right silicon for modem products.
  • Utilize generative AI, ML, or agentic-AI-based automation frameworks in verification processes.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 2+ years of experience or Master's degree with 1+ year of experience.
  • Strong expertise in verification planning, testbench architecture, assertions, debugging, and problem solving.
  • Hands-on experience with SystemVerilog for constrained-random verification using UVM/OVM.
  • Solid understanding of Verilog/VHDL, C/C++, SystemC, and scripting languages like Python/Perl.
  • Experience with Generative AI, ML, or agentic-AI-based verification automation techniques.

Market check

Salary context

This $128,000–$192,000 range sits above 32% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$141,530–$225,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$150,000–$216,250

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

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