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Job description
Qualcomm is hiring a ASIC Methodology Engineer — a full-time, based in Santa Clara, CA role ($153k–$230k). Apply directly on Qualcomm's careers page below.
ASIC Methodology Engineer
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States of America
Department: ASICS Engineering
Work Location: onsite
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS EngineeringGeneral Summary:
The DTECH team is part of the Global SOC organization and is responsible for STA methodology and signoff, foundry technology enablement and analysis, design automation and internal and external EDA tools, design analysis and optimization tools and platforms, low power architecture, methodology, and IP, and foundation IP development.
About the Role
As a member of the DTECH Methodology team, you will work closely with core and SOC teams to enable a state-of-the-art design analytics platform. Your work will have a consequential impact on the power, performance, area, and quality of Qualcomm’s products.
Required for this Role:
- M.S/Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with 1-2 years of relevant experience with ASIC/VLSI design tools and flows
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Hands-on experience with static timing analysis (STA) tools, e.g., PrimeTime and Tempus
- Problem-solving and analytical mindset
Preferred Qualifications:
- Critical thinking with good software architecture understanding to develop platforms at scale
- Familiarity with GenAI models (e.g., LLMs such as GPT, Liama, etc.) and their application in real-world solutions, such as chatbots, etc.
- Experience designing and developing agentic AI systems
- Experience with version control tools like Perforce or Git
- Experience with place & route tools and a good understanding of the ASIC RTL-GDSII design flow
Where you will be working - this role requires the candidate to be onsite in San Diego or Santa Clara, CA.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$153,200.00 - $229,800.00The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
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The estimated salary range for ASIC Methodology Engineer at Qualcomm is $153,000 - $230,000 USD per year.
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