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Physical Design Engineer, Mixed Signal IP

Qualcomm

On-site
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Senior
6+ yrs
$99k–$148kPosted 4d ago

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Job description

Qualcomm is hiring a Physical Design Engineer, Mixed Signal IP — a full-time, based in San Diego, CA role ($99k–$148k). Apply directly on Qualcomm's careers page below.

Physical Design Engineer - Mixed Signal IP

Location: San Diego, California, United States of America

Department: ASICS Engineering

Work Location: onsite


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

We are looking for a physical design engineer to join our design team in San Diego California. Successful candidate will be part of design group responsible to deliver IP implementation like high-speed DDR, USB, PCI, PLL and mixed Digital and Analog designs. This person should demonstrate extensive knowledge in physical design flow and methodologies to ensure high quality and timely release, successful silicon in nanometer technologies, understand key design challenges and solutions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical leadership and direction to project execution.

  • Manage project timelines, deliverables and track them to closure.

  • Mentor, guide and help team members in a fast-paced environment.

  • Collaborate with design team and work with cross functional teams.

  • Use good verbal and written communication skills to describe daily technical and non-technical issues

  • Take responsibility for your own work and making decisions

  • Exercise creativity to troubleshoot technical problems

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields.

  • A minimum of 6 years’ experience in physical design engineering

    • Successful Tapeouts in Nanometer Technologies

    • Understanding of complex foundry design rules and requirements

  • In-depth knowledge of design flow RTL to GDS process

    • Floor-planning

      • Automatic and custom placement

      • Multi-voltage power domains

      • Pre-placement and pre-routing

    • Power Design Networks PDN-planning

    • Place & Route

    • Clock Tree Synthesis and customization

    • Static Timing Analysis

      • Understand Timing constraints

      • Fixing timing violations

    • Physical Verification

      • DRC, LVS, ERC, DFM

      • Virtuoso is a plus

  • Experience with industry leading tools

    • Cadence

    • Synopsys

    • Mentor

    • Ansys

  • Working knowledge of programming languages, HDL, OS

    • Python, C++, TCL, Perl, Awk

    • Verilog/VHDL,Unix/Linux

  • Excellent written and verbal communication.

  • Automation with Perl, Python and tcl is plus

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-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

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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.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

 

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$98,500.00 - $147,700.00

The 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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Frequently asked questions

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The estimated salary range for Physical Design Engineer, Mixed Signal IP at Qualcomm is $99,000 - $148,000 USD per year.

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The required skills for Physical Design Engineer, Mixed Signal IP at Qualcomm include: Python, C++, Perl, Verilog, VHDL, Unix, Linux, ANSYS.

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