Senior GPU DV Engineer

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

142d • $133,600 - $200,400

About The Position

Architects, designs, implements, verifies, and optimizes performance and power of GPU cores. Responsible for verification of Graphics IP, and performing pre- and post-silicon verification to verify correctness and ensure performance and power goals are met.

Requirements

• 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
• OR 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
• OR PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Nice To Haves

• Experience in GPU based verification
• Experience in system or sub-system level verification
• Concurrency, Preemption, Stress testing frameworks
• Testbench Architecture and Implementation
• GFX API Exposure: Vulkan/DX11/DX12 Exposure
• Scripting and automation skills (Python, Make, Airflow etc)
• Embedded FW Development and Debugging
• Benchmarking and Performance Analysis
• Windows and/or Linux OS Kernel Architecture
• C/C++, GNU Toolchain, Visual Studio
• Formal verification - FPV and DPV experience is a plus
• Experience with emulation/prototyping/hybrid build and execution flows (Veloce, Palladium, Zebu, Protium, HAPS, qemu)
• Development of synthesizable transactors, monitors, scoreboards for emulation platforms
• Embedded FW and/or Kernel level development and debugging skills (C/C++, Makefile, gdb, uboot, uefi, kernel-mode drivers)

Responsibilities

• Owning and executing on key independent tasks towards program requirements
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information about day-to-day activities to others who are fully knowledgeable in the subject area
• Working within prescribed timeline requirements and resource constraints
• Applying independent creative thought to troubleshoot technical problems or deal with novel circumstances
• Research through available resources and engagement with various inter-disciplinary teams
• Using deductive problem solving to solve moderately complex problems; most problems have defined processes of diagnosis/detection; some limited data analysis may be required
• Applies Graphics knowledge and experience to architect, design, implement, and verify the structure and performance of GPU hardware, drivers, features, applications, and tools
• Creates and maintains verification test benches and environments in System Verilog/UVM
• Create and leverage advanced testing frameworks to generate and recreate real-world system integration conditions
• Collaborates with Architecture, Software, Firmware, Design, Modeling, Emulation and Post-silicon validation teams to define and develop test methodology and content
• Participate in GPU architecture, micro-architecture reviews
• Collect, organize and execute various forms of system level test content including directed testcases, gaming benchmarks, standards compliance testsuites, and system level scenarios
• Build automation for continue integration and testing based on latest GPU IP
• Help collect and analyze test results using straightforward statistics and data predictions to track benchmarks and identify issues
• Works with team members to understand and align on narrow scope of feature development and meet targets
• Write technical documentation and feature descriptions for straightforward projects under the direction of a supervisor

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants
• Highly competitive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees