ASICS Design Engineer, Principal Manager

Location: Hsinchu City, Taiwan, Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan

Department: ASICS Engineering

Work Location: onsite

Company:

Qualcomm Semiconductor Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive architecture definition and technical strategy for next-generation Ethernet switch ASICs, enabling scalable, high-performance networking solutions.

• Define architecture and roadmap for Ethernet switching and packet processing subsystems

• Lead design across multiple subsystems (forwarding engine, traffic management, scheduling, resource allocation)

• Drive cross-functional alignment with HW, SW, and Product teams on networking features and performance targets

• Lead performance analysis, modeling, and trade-off studies for switch architecture

• Mentor senior technical leaders and influence organization-wide engineering direction

• Ensure successful execution from architecture through silicon delivery

Requirements

• Deep expertise in ASIC development, especially logic design, RTL coding, verification, synthesis, timing closure and physical design flow

• Deep expertise in Ethernet switch architecture, including:

  • Forwarding pipelines (L2/L3, ACLs, tunneling)

  • Traffic management (QoS, scheduling, shaping)

  • High-performance packet processing and scaling strategies

• Proven track record delivering complex SoCs

• Strong leadership and cross-functional influence capability

• Strong debugging and system-level problem-solving skills

• Excellent teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills.

• Fluent in Chinese and English both verbal and written.

• Ability to work in stressful situations with tight schedules to meet.

Experience

10 to 15+ years ASIC design/architecture experience. Experience in merchant silicon or switching ASIC (e.g., Broadcom/Marvell/Realtek/MTK networking chips) is highly desirable.

Education Requirement

Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

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