Senior AI Technical Lead – Applied AI for VLSI / EDA (Individual Contributor)

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Qualcomm’s Global CAD organization is seeking a senior, hands‑on AI technical lead to drive the application of next‑generation AI technologies within VLSI and EDA workflows. This is a senior individual contributor role requiring deep technical expertise, strong software engineering skills, and a proven ability to translate rapidly evolving AI capabilities into practical, high‑impact engineering solutions.
The successful candidate will work closely with CAD, design, and methodology teams to rethink how modern AI—particularly LLM‑based and agentic systems—can transform design automation, verification, debug, optimization, QA, and engineering productivity. This role emphasizes building real systems, continuous adaptation, and delivering impact in a fast-moving AI landscape.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in software development, AI workflows, VLSI CAD, or adjacent technical domains
• Hands‑on experience building and applying modern AI/ML systems in real-world engineering environments
• Strong expertise with LLMs and related technologies, including prompt engineering, embeddings, RAG pipelines, tool/function calling, agent frameworks, etc.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and maintain AI systems beyond research or experimentation
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 9+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related field
• 15+ years of experience in software development, AI workflows, VLSI CAD, or adjacent domains
• Strong software engineering background with experience integrating AI solutions into production codebases
• Experience designing, prototyping, and deploying AI solutions applied directly to VLSI design or EDA infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and deploy production‑quality AI/ML solutions applied to VLSI / EDA problems, including (but not limited to) design automation, verification, debug, optimization, QA, and flow enablement
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and continuously evolve approaches to maintain technical relevance, efficiency, and impact
• Collaborate closely with global CAD teams to design and develop agentic and adaptive AI systems, from problem formulation and architecture selection through implementation, evaluation, and integration
• Serve as a hands‑on AI technical advisor across teams through design reviews, prototyping, and knowledge sharing
• Contribute to rethinking traditional CAD abstractions in an AI‑driven, agentic workflow model

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees