CompanyQUALCOMM SEMICONDUCTORES Y SISTEMAS AVANZADOS DE BAJA CALIFORNIAJob AreaEngineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS EngineeringOverviewWe are seeking motivated Engineer and Senior Engineer candidates to join our Pre‐Silicon and Post‐Silicon SoC Verification team.
In this role, you will verify next‐generation SoCs that power Mobile, AI, high‐performance computing, and cloud infrastructure products.
The position spans pre‐silicon simulation, emulation, acceleration, and post‐silicon bring‐up/validation activities, with responsibilities aligned to the candidate's experience level.Key Responsibilities – Pre‐Si and Post‐Si VerificationDevelop and execute verification plans for SoC, subsystem, and IP‐level features across pre‐silicon and post‐silicon phases.Build, enhance, and maintain SystemVerilog/UVM, C/C++, processor‐based, emulation, and acceleration verification environments.Create directed, constrained‐random, stress, performance, power, and system‐level test scenarios to validate architecture and real‐use‐case behavior.Develop assertions, functional coverage models, checkers, scoreboards, and signoff metrics for verification closure.Debug RTL, testbench, emulation, firmware, ATE/vector, and silicon bring‐up issues using logs, waveforms, traces, and hardware debug data.Support post‐silicon validation, silicon characterization, ATE pattern debug, failure triage, and correlation between simulation, emulation, and silicon results.Drive coverage closure, regression health, bug tracking, and verification signoff using functional, code, assertion, and scenario coverage metrics.Participate in architecture, micro‐architecture, design, validation, and test‐plan reviews to ensure verification and bring‐up requirements are captured early.Verify complex SoC features including multi‐core CPU systems, cache coherency and interconnect fabrics, DDR/HBM memory subsystems, PCIe/CXL/Ethernet/high‐speed interfaces, security, performance, and power‐management features.For Engineer level:



execute assigned verification tasks, develop tests and checkers, debug failures, maintain regressions, and contribute to coverage and bring‐up activities.For Senior Engineer level: own feature/subsystem verification from plan to closure, lead debug across teams, mentor engineers, identify schedule and quality risks, and drive methodology/automation improvements.Contribute to reusable verification components, scripting automation, AI‐assisted verification workflows, and continuous improvement of pre‐silicon and post‐silicon validation processes.Minimum QualificationsBachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.Engineer: typically 2+ years of relevant design verification, validation, or SoC debug experience.Sr.
Engineer: typically 4+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated ownership of complex verification, validation, or silicon bring‐up deliverables.Strong knowledge of System Verilog, UVM, C/C++, assertion‐based verification, coverage‐driven verification, and system‐level use‐case verification.Experience developing or using verification environments from architecture/specification through signoff, including regression, coverage, and debug flows.Understanding of post‐silicon validation concepts such as bring‐up, ATE/vector debug, silicon failure triage, hardware/software interaction, or correlation with pre‐silicon results.Strong understanding of computer architecture, digital design fundamentals, and SoC integration concepts.Excellent communication, collaboration, ownership,



and problem‐solving skills.Preferred QualificationsExperience with one or more of the following pre‐silicon or post‐silicon domains:CPU, subsystem, or full‐chip SoC verificationCache coherency protocols such as ACE, CHI, or CXLDDR, LPDDR, or HBM memory subsystemsPCIe, CXL, Ethernet, networking, or high‐speed interface verificationAI/ML accelerator, security, RAS, performance, or power feature verificationPost‐silicon bring‐up, silicon validation, ATE pattern debug, shmoo/debug analysis, or silicon failure triageExperience with emulation/acceleration platforms such as Veloce, Palladium, or ZeBu, and correlation between simulation, emulation, and silicon results.Silicon validation (Debug using Trace32) experience is preferred.Experience with Portable Stimulus, formal verification, power‐aware verification, firmware‐driven validation, or hardware/software co‐verification.Proficiency in Python, Perl, shell scripting, or other automation languages for regression, debug, data analysis, and productivity improvements.For Sr.
Engineer candidates: demonstrated ability to lead feature closure, coordinate across design/validation/test/software teams, mentor engineers, and communicate technical risks to stakeholders.Preferred Candidate ProfileThe idóneo candidate is a hands‐on verification engineer who is passionate about solving complex technical challenges and delivering high‐quality silicon.
They should possess strong debugging skills, a solid understanding of SoC architecture, and the ability to thrive in a fast‐paced, collaborative environment.Equal Opportunity & Disability AccommodationsQualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.
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📌 Soc Design Verification Engineer– Pre-Si/Post-Si Verification (Tijuana)
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