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RISC-V CPU Design Verification Engineer

Qualcomm

On-site
Bangalore, India
Full-time
Mid Level
Senior
2+ yrs
Salary not listedPosted 2w ago

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Job description

Qualcomm is hiring a RISC-V CPU Design Verification Engineer — a full-time, based in Bangalore, India role. Apply directly on Qualcomm's careers page below.

RISCV CPU Design Verification (Multiple Levels)

Location: Bangalore, India

Department: Hardware Engineering

Work Location: onsite


Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is hiring strong DV engineers to verify high performance and low power RISC V based CPUs in Bangalore.
Roles and Responsibilities
o Develop and execute verification plans for units and features of a CPU design
o Use simulation and formal verification methodologies to execute test plans, develop testbench components like checkers, assertions, stimulus generators.
o Work closely with system architects, design team, software teams and Soc team to validate system use cases.
o Work closely with emulation team to enable verification on emulators and FPGA platforms.
o Debug and triage failures in simulation, emulation and/or Silicon.
BE/BTech degree in CS/EE with 4+ years’ experience.
o Implementation of assembly and C language tests for verifying CPU architecture.
o Experience in C/C++, scripting languages, HDLS like Verilog/System Verilog
o Good Understanding of CPU architectures and CPU micro-architectures. Industry experience with CPU architecture (eg: x86, ARM, MIPS, RISCV, POWER) will be a plus
o Experience in verification of power management features such as clock gating, power gating, UPF, DVFS/DCVS, reliability, throttling etc.
Preferred Requirements:
o Strong understanding of power management features in CPUs and CPU based Socs.
o In-depth knowledge of digital logic design, micro-processor, debug feature, and DFT architecture and microarchitecture
o Experience with advanced verification techniques such as formal and assertions is a plus
o Knowledge and verification experience in DFT and structural debug concepts and methodologies: JTAG, IEEE1500, MBIST, scan dump, memory dump is a plus

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

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Frequently asked questions

What skills are required for RISC-V CPU Design Verification Engineer at Qualcomm?

The required skills for RISC-V CPU Design Verification Engineer at Qualcomm include: Verilog, SystemVerilog, C++, Assembly, C.

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RISC-V CPU Design Verification Engineer at Qualcomm is a Mid Level / Senior / Staff / Principal level position.

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