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Silicon Validation Engineer
- Qualcomm (San Diego, CA)
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Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering
General Summary:
We are looking for a motivated engineer with passion for problem solving to join our team and work on our world-class semiconductor chips. As a member of our Graphics Post-silicon team, you will be involved in all the phases of our silicon validation stage to ensure the successful commercialization of our GPU in the next generation chips.
In this position, you will be focusing on the power analysis and voltage margin optimizations for our GPU core. You will be involved in the characterization and tuning of our system-level power management solutions and work in with cross-functional teams, such as the architecture, design, SW and production engineering teams, to commercialize our most advanced, high-performance and power-efficient GPUs in the next mobile and computing devices.
The ideal candidate will have 3+ yrs of related experience in system-level Validation with focus on power analysis and characterization of digital circuits and in one or more below areas:
-- System validation on emulation platforms and on silicon with experience in chip bring-up and debug.
-- Programming of device drivers in C language
-- Debugging low-level software and hardware issues
-- Scripting in Python for data analysis and test automations
-- Validation and debug of mixed-signal IP
-- Measurement of power, performance and thermal behaviors on silicon
The candidate must possess/have:
-- Excellent C/C++ programming skills
-- Excellent Perl/Python scripting skills
-- Knowledge in the power consumption concepts in digital circuits
-- Knowledge in the ARM CPU architecture and AHB/AXI bus protocols
-- Knowledge in the GPU architecture
-- Knowledge in VLSI Design and Test Methodologies
-- Experience with lab equipment, such as, Logic analyzers and Oscilloscopes
-- Experience with the Lauterbach Trace32 debug platform
-- Familiarity with ARM Coresight IP
-- Familiarity with DFT/DFD
-- Familiarity with RMA process
-- Good written and oral communications skills, multitasking skills, understanding of deadline requirements
-- Be able to work independently with little supervision.
**Education** :
Bachelors - Computer Engineering, Bachelors - Electrical Engineering
Work Experiences:
0-3 years System Validation Engineering, Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education:
Doctorate - Computer Engineering, Doctorate - Electrical Engineering, Masters - Computer Engineering, Masters - Electrical Engineering
Work Experiences:
3+ years GPU System/Silicon Validation Engineering, Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
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Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
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PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
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Pay range** **and Other Compensation & Benefits** **:
$133,600.00 - $200,400.00
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 (http://www.qualcomm.com/contact/corporate) .
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
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