CPU Physical Design Timing Engineer
Qualcomm
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This role pays less than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $172,375–$216,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $175k versus about $194k for comparable roles.
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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
Qualcomm currently has 623 open roles on FindRole.
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As a Signoff Static Timing Analysis and Spice CAD Engineer on the Global CAD team, you will develop tools and methodologies to improve accuracy and reduce turnaround time for Snapdragon chips. You will be responsible for improving timing and cell characterization methods across various mobile, compute, AI, and IoT platforms. Your daily work involves performing spice correlation, validating STA tools version-to-version, managing ticket queues for design teams, and interfacing with EDA vendors to ensure production-ready toolsets. You will also collaborate with the AI team on research initiatives involving genAI/ML and develop good-by-construction hierarchical solutions. The role requires expertise in STA features, timing concepts, and spice simulation. Necessary technical skills include proficiency in Python and TCL scripting to support complex design flows across advanced foundry process nodes for subsystems like GPU, CPU, and Modem.
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