GPU Prototype and Validation Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what’s possible to enable next‑generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm GPU Engineer, you may architect, design, implement, verify, and/or optimize the performance and power of GPU cores. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross‑functional teams to meet and exceed customer needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

• Support the architecture, construction, and synthesis of FPGA prototype platforms.
• Develop all aspects of hardware emulator implementation, with emphasis on design partitioning, synthesis, place and route, timing analysis & run time performance.
• Create custom monitors, checkers and tools for debug of design operation.
• Support OS and full driver stack operation on prototype platforms.
• Work with Hardware, Software and Performance Analysis teams for execution and analysis of workloads on platform.
• Drive tests, benchmarks and compliance suite execution on prototype platform.
• Work with tool vendors and push the methodology to improve the area/performance of the synthesized FPGA RTL.
• System level RTL simulation & design verification.
• Support chip bring up and post silicon debug.
• Debug functional and timing models.

• Bachelors degree in Science, Engineering, or closely related field.
• 7+ years of experience in an IP or SOC design development team (Emulation, RTL, DV, etc).
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in emulation/simulation acceleration/FPGA.
• 4+ years in Design validation/Post‑Silicon debug.
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience in creating high performance & area efficient emulation environments from RTL.
• 4+ years of hands‑on emulator platforms, platform bringup, digital design, verification, debugging, and waveform viewers.
• 4+ FPGA systems based on Xilinx or Altera FPGAs.
• 1+ Emulation methodologies, including in‑circuit emulation, hybrid systems, or simulation acceleration.

• MS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; 1 year of practical experience.
• Design Verification knowledge – UVM/System Verilog preferred.
• Knowledge of GPU/CPU/DDR/Bus preferred.
• Windows OS and/or Kernel Mode Driver exposure.
• Verilog and System Verilog experience.
• Debugging system‑level software, Debug RTL.
• Programming skills in C and C++.
• Scripting in Python, Tcl, or Perl.
• Knowledge of Vendor Emulation tools/Xilinx tools/Synthesis tools.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e‑mail disability‑ or call Qualcomm’s toll‑free number. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process.

EEO

Employer:

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

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