Company:QUALCOMM SEMICONDUCTORES Y SISTEMAS AVANZADOS DE BAJA CALIFORNIAJob Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group ASICS EngineeringGeneral Summary:As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. Qualcomm's Emulation Team is part of the central SoC digital hardware organization responsible for the overall development and support of SoC pre-silicon platforms. The Emulation team works closely with architects, designers, verification engineers, software engineers, and customers. The Emulation Performance, Quality, and Debug team is responsible for improving the efficiency, scalability, quality, and reliability of Qualcomm's pre-silicon emulation platforms. The team drives emulation build performance optimization, root-cause analysis of complex hardware and software issues, and development of methodologies that improve build quality and debug productivity across multiple SoC programs.
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
ORMaster's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
ORPhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
Emulation Platforms (FPGA Prototyping, Veloce, Palladium), Emulation tools (Synthesis, Place and Route, Constraints, Clocking, Timing Closure), Build Performance Analysis,



Build Quality Improvement, System Debug (Waveform generation and Content Debug support)SoC Functionality (CPU/DSP Core, Multimedia, IO, Peripherals, DDR, Modem, Bus Protocols)Preferred

Qualifications:
Design, development, and deployment of uniform integral methodologies for emulation build generation and debug across FPGA based emulation platforms of various configurationsDriving emulation build performance improvements through analysis, optimization, automation, and methodology developmentCross-site collaboration, vendor engagements, and executive communicationWorking independently to drive complex technical initiatives from problem identification through deployment of scalable solutionsCollaboration across architecture, design, verification, software, CAD, and system teams to drive root-cause analysis and long-term corrective actionsMentoring and guiding junior engineers while providing technical leadership across projects and teamsPre-silicon prototyping for new SoC designs, including pre-silicon enablement and bring-upBring-up of new FPGA emulation/prototyping hardware and softwareDebugging low level software and hardware issuesLeading complex debug efforts involving emulation infrastructure, hardware design, software,



and FPGA implementation issuesDebug tools including JTAG and kernel debuggersValidation and debug of digital circuitsRoot-cause analysis of build failures, timing issues, clocking issues, and functional failures across emulation platformsCPU and SoC architectures, with solid understanding of SoC building blocks (interconnects, power management, PMIC, NoC, peripherals)Basic understanding of power and performanceExpertise in Verilog / SystemVerilogExperience with C programmingScripting: Proficient in Python, TCLFPGA Expertise: Xilinx/Intel FPGAs, Tools, and timing closure techniquesDevelopment of metrics, infrastructure, and methodologies to improve emulation build quality, runtime performance, and debug efficiencyAbility to independently identify technical gaps, propose innovative solutions, and drive adoption across multiple engineering teamsMinimum

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
ORMaster's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
ORPhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
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