Emulation Methodology Engineer

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking experienced candidates for its Emulation Team within the Engineering Group, focusing on the development and support of SoC pre-silicon platforms. The team collaborates with various engineering disciplines to drive innovation in communication and data processing, contributing to a smarter, connected future.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy global methodologies for emulation build generation and debug across FPGA-based platforms.
• Collaborate across sites and engage with vendors and executives for effective communication.
• Prototype new SoC designs pre-silicon, including enablement and bring-up.
• Bring up new FPGA emulation/prototyping hardware and software.
• Debug low-level software and hardware issues using tools like JTAG and kernel debuggers.
• Validate and debug digital circuits, ensuring functionality of CPU and SoC architectures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 4+ years of relevant experience; OR
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience.

Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in emulation and silicon environments.
• Expertise in Verilog/SystemVerilog and C programming.
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Python and TCL.
• Experience with FPGA tools and timing closure techniques, specifically Xilinx/Intel FPGAs.
• Solid understanding of SoC building blocks including interconnects, power management, and peripherals.