Microprocessor Silicon Validation and Optimization Engineer
About The Position
Working on cutting-edge microprocessor development is one of the most exciting, challenging, and rewarding careers in computer engineering. At Qualcomm, engineers are encouraged to push boundaries—there are no limits to innovation, technical excellence, or career growth. This role offers the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art microprocessors that power mobile devices, mobile compute platforms, AI engines, and server-class solutions. The selected candidate will join the pre-silicon and post-silicon validation and enablement team, contributing across the full lifecycle of microprocessor development within complex SoCs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Working knowledge of microprocessor and cache/memory architecture and microarchitecture
- Experience in functional validation and detailed debug
- Experience mapping silicon scenarios to pre-silicon verification environments
- Proficiency in C/C++; familiarity with assembly languages such as ARM, DSP, or x86/i32
- Good written and verbal communication skills, particularly for technical analysis and silicon data reporting
- 2+ years of experience in microprocessor verification (front-end) and/or silicon validation, with hands-on involvement in silicon bring-up and debug
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute validation strategies across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases
- Create test content for functional validation and silicon characterization
- Contribute to pre-silicon verification and emulation
- Lead and support silicon bring-up and system-level debug
- Perform detailed silicon and system characterization
- Provide customer debug and technical support
- Collaborate closely with design and verification teams to map silicon issues back to design and verification environments and drive root-cause analysis
- Analyze silicon data, interpret results, and communicate findings through clear summaries and status reports
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
