SOC Platform Architect

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$98,500–$147,700 / yr
Posted
38 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Jan 31, 2027

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Below market

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This role $123k
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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

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TL;DR · SOC Platform Architect

As a SOC Platform Architect within the infrastructure IP Team, you will join a multi-disciplinary group focused on defining and designing critical platform hardware components for high-performance, low-power products. You will work closely with hardware architects to gather requirements and define deployment strategies for next-generation SoC infrastructure IPs, including Network on Chip (NOC), System Cache, Memory controllers, and System MMU. Your daily responsibilities involve coordinating with domain leads to ensure robust deployment plans based on specific product requirements while navigating hardware and software feature trade-offs. The role requires expertise in computer architecture, ASIC design flows, and interconnect protocols. You will utilize knowledge of SoC infrastructure, automation programming languages, and potentially experience with Quality of Service, power management, security, and debug architectures to solve complex system-level integration challenges within the silicon end-to-end design flow.

What you'll do

  • Define, model, design, optimize, verify, and document IP development for high-performance SoC products.
  • Work with hardware architects to gather and define deployment specifications for next-generation infrastructure HW IPs.
  • Design platform infrastructure components including Interconnect (NOC), System Cache, Memory controllers, and System MMU.
  • Coordinate with domain leads to ensure robust infrastructure deployment plans based on product requirements.
  • Analyze hardware and software feature trade-offs to inform system-level design decisions.
  • Implement and document digital or analog IP blocks for low-power, high-quality products.
  • Manage the end-to-end silicon hardware design flow for various SoC components.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 4+ years of experience in ASIC design, verification, or related work with a Bachelor's degree.
  • 2+ years of experience in ASIC design, verification, or related work with a Master's degree.
  • Robust understanding of computer architecture and end-to-end ASIC design flows.
  • Knowledge of SoC and Infrastructure IP hardware architectures including NOC, SMMU, and Caches.
  • Exposure to interconnect protocols and programming languages for automation.
  • Preferred experience in Quality of Service, power management, security, and debug architectures.
  • Preferred knowledge of industry standard Interconnect Protocols, IO Devices Protocol, and firmware interfaces.

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