Sr. Staff Design Engineer (Low Power)

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Qualcomm-Atheros, a.k.a. QCA http://www.qualcomm.com/qca/ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm and a leading provider of wireless technologies for the mobile, networking, computing and consumer electronics markets. As a key member of a fast paced Integrated Wireless

Technology team you will be working on WiFi (802.11x) technology, SOC Design, Low Power micro-architecture, Power Intent/Implementation, power estimates and power reduction techniques.

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The candidate will be responsible to develop technical specifications from Architectural and systems requirements and deliver detailed low power micro-architecture and design. Also work closely with verification team to develop verification plans and actively participate in debug phase. The candidate will work hands-on and own their design through the full ASIC development process from specification, RTL implementation, verification, synthesis, timing closure, emulation and post silicon bring up. The candidate is also responsible for the silicon power measurements, Si debug and power correlation. The candidate will also be responsible for the full chip debug design using ARM IPs.

Experience in SoC low power micro-architecture, low power design and methodology, Power Intent/Implementation, power estimates, power analysis tools and power reduction techniques is a must. Experience in ARM IP based full chip debug is preferred.

• 7+ yrs. of working experience in ASIC Design
• 3 years of experience in low power micro-architecture, Design, Power Intent/Implementation, power optimization and power estimation
• Experience in silicon bring up and debug is a must
• Experience on SoC micro architecture, multi-domain clocking, AMBA bus protocols such as AHB and APB. AXI is preferred
• Experience in ARM IP based full chip debug is preferred
• Experience in PCIE/USB peripherals is preferred
• Experience in CPU sub system-based design is preferred
• Experience in low power design from project start to volume chip production for at least one product cycle is preferred

Keywords:

ASIC; SOC; Low Power; Power estimates; Power Intent; Power Implementation; WiFi or WLAN; Power Optimization; ARM IP/Coresight based debug design

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Leverages advanced ASIC knowledge and experience to define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power products.

•    Creates highly advanced architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and/or system simulations based on system-level requirements.

•    Collaborates across functional teams (e.g., software architecture, hardware architecture, product management, program management teams) to develop and execute an implementation strategy that meets system requirements and customer needs.

•    Evaluates all aspects of highly complex process flow from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, timing and power use, and verification or similarly for custom circuit design/layout flow.

•    Utilizes tools/applications (e.g., RTL to GDS Flow, Virtuoso) to execute and enable highly advanced architecture and design of multiple complex blocks/SoC or IC Packages.

•    Writes detailed technical documentation for highly complex EDA/IP/ASIC projects; reviews technical documentation for junior engineers.

Level of Responsibility:

•    Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.

•    Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group.

•    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc. 

•    Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).

•    Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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Pay range:

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