Design Technology - ASICS Engineering

Company:

QUALCOMM SEMICONDUCTORES Y SISTEMAS AVANZADOS DE BAJA CALIFORNIA

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

Design Technology is at the heart of turning advanced semiconductor technology into high-performance Qualcomm products. Our teams develop and enable design methods, tools, and technologies needed to move complex SoCs from leading-edge process technology to production. 

Join Us 

At Qualcomm Design Technologies, you will work on technologies that shape the future of mobile computing, artificial intelligence, automotive, connectivity, and more. Whether your expertise is in semiconductor technology, CAD, physical design, circuits, or software, you will have the opportunity to solve challenging problems and make a direct impact on next-generation products 

DTECH 

The DTECH team works across the entire chip-design lifecycle. We partner closely with design, CAD, foundry, and test teams to optimize every aspect of a chip—including power, performance, area, yield, timing, thermal behavior, and silicon reliability. 

DTECH engineers contribute across a broad range of technical areas, including: 

• Design technology co-optimization (DTCO) 

• Timing and power signoff 

• Low-power design 

• Physical design 

• Thermal analysis 

• Post-silicon analysis and debug 

• Technology enablement 

• Design automation 

Our team brings together expertise in semiconductor technology, circuits, RTL, physical design, and software. Together, we create the methodologies and tools that enable the next generation of Qualcomm products. 

GCAD (Global CAD) 

The Global CAD team develops and enables the design flows used to create Qualcomm’s most advanced SoCs. We develop internal software, and AI-powered engineering tools that enable large-scale SoC design integration, validation, and release flows for Snapdragon products. Our work spans the complete digital and custom design lifecycle, including: 

• Design verification 

• RTL Design Integration 

• DFT insertion and ATPG 

• Floorplanning 

• Formal verification 

• Synthesis, Place and route 

• Signoff timing, power delivery network (PDN), and physical verification (PV) 

• Custom analog and RF design flows 

GCAD engineers work closely with Snapdragon design teams and leading EDA companies to deliver the best possible power, performance, area, and turnaround time for GPU, CPU, multimedia, DDR, and DSP subsystems. 

We also develop software products that extend and enhance commercial EDA solutions. These innovations use agentic technologies, machine learning, constraint programming, and automation to make chip design faster, smarter, and more efficient. 

TECHIP (Technology Intellectual Property) 

The Technology Intellectual Property team develops the differentiated library cells and macros that power Snapdragon products. Our portfolio ranges from standard cells and memories optimized for performance, power, and area to advanced building blocks such as FIFOs, register arrays, and clocking structures. 

TechIP engineers work across the full development cycle—from custom circuit design to the automation and generation of design views. We continuously innovate to create new cells and macros that improve Snapdragon SoC performance, efficiency, and scalability. 
 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.

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