CPU Verification Engineer Staff/Senior Staff - Multiple Teams
About the job
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Extensive experience in system-on-chip, central processing unit, or power-management verification environments.
- Strong expertise in SystemVerilog, Universal Verification Methodology, verification methodologies, and testbench architecture.
- Proven experience developing network-on-chip transactors, protocol checkers, and verification infrastructure.
- Deep understanding of Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture protocols and system-level intellectual property such as timers, mailboxes, interrupts, and memory-mapped peripherals.
- Strong background in register-transfer-level simulation, emulation, waveform analysis, debugging methodologies, and coverage closure.
- Experience validating dynamic voltage and frequency scaling, low-power modes, idle states, power sequencing, and reset flows.
- Proficiency in C, C++, SystemVerilog, Python, scripting, automation, and data-driven verification workflows.
- Ability to diagnose issues across hardware, firmware, and system domains.
- Ability to lead technical discussions, influence verification strategy, and drive execution across geographically distributed teams.
- Hands-on experience with power-aware verification and gate-level simulation.
- Lead end-to-end verification of CPU co-processor firmware-driven hardware features, focusing on power management, reliability, and system readiness.
- Architect and develop SystemVerilog and Universal Verification Methodology testbenches, transactors, checkers, and verification infrastructure for complex system-on-chip subsystems.
- Drive verification of Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture-based system intellectual property, including timers, mailboxes, interrupts, and network-on-chip interconnect fabrics.
- Own verification planning, test strategy, coverage modeling, coverage closure, and functional signoff.
- Define and implement validation for dynamic voltage and frequency scaling, low-power modes, clock and power transitions, and firmware-controlled sequences.
- Lead complex debugging and root-cause analysis across firmware, register-transfer-level design, emulation, and post-silicon teams.
- Develop reusable stimulus frameworks, automation solutions, debugging utilities, dashboards, and productivity tools.
- Support platform bring-up, system-on-die readiness, feature qualification, hardware/firmware release validation, and silicon-readiness activities.
- Influence architecture reviews and verification methodologies across programs.
- Mentor junior engineers.
- Drive cross-functional initiatives spanning firmware, hardware design, emulation, and post-silicon verification teams.
- 8–12+ years of industry experience in central processing unit, graphics processing unit, system-on-chip, or complex subsystem verification.
- Proven expertise in pre-silicon verification methodologies, testbench architecture, and verification infrastructure development.
- A strong track record of delivering verification signoff for complex system-on-chip features from architecture definition through silicon bring-up.
- Hands-on experience with automation frameworks, regression infrastructure, and continuous integration/continuous delivery verification workflows.
- Knowledge of system-level power-management scenarios.
- Previous experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-team technical initiatives across organizations.
About the company
Qualcomm designs and licenses semiconductor technologies for wireless connectivity used in mobile devices, cars, and IoT. Its products include system-on-chips and RF components, plus a large portfolio of patents that it licenses to other companies. The company combines end-to-end semiconductor design with IP licensing to serve mobile, automotive, and IoT markets. Its goal is to expand wireless technology adoption by delivering standards-based silicon solutions and monetizing its intellectual property to support ongoing connectivity innovation.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Diego, California
Founded
1985
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What believers are saying
- Apple renewed Qualcomm licensing through April 2027, preserving $1.28 billion quarterly royalties.
- Automotive revenue hit $1.6 billion in fiscal Q3 2026, up 61% year-over-year.
- Management targets $5 billion data-center revenue next year, versus $300 million this year.
What critics are saying
- Apple product revenue falls about 50% in fiscal Q4 2026.
- QCT margins face 1.5% to 2% drag from low-margin custom data-center chips.
- TSMC remains sole foundry for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, exposing launch timing.
What makes Qualcomm unique
- Qualcomm's 69% QTL margins and patent moat still fund everything else.
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 on TSMC 2nm anchors premium Android design wins.
- PickNik acquisition and Dragonwing tie Qualcomm's silicon to robotics software ecosystems.
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↑ 0%Qualcomm targets $5 billion data centre revenue next year as Apple business shrinks. Qualcomm expects data centre revenue to jump sharply next year as it expands into CPUs, AI accelerators and custom chips while reducing its dependence on smartphones. By Ashmit Kumar October 1, 2026, 6:17:38 PM IST (Published) Qualcomm expects its data center business to generate about $5 billion in revenue next year (FY28), sharply up from $300 million this year, as the chipmaker expands into custom chips, CPUs, AI accelerators and connectivity. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Akash Palkhiwala, CFO & COO, Qualcomm Inc, said the company sees a roughly $1 trillion total addressable market in data centers and has an aspiration to capture 5% of it, equivalent to $50 billion. "This market is expanding in a big way," Palkhiwala said, adding that customers are looking for alternative suppliers with technology expertise and scale. Qualcomm's data center offering will span connectivity, custom chips, CPUs and AI accelerators. Palkhiwala said the sharp increase in the revenue target reflects the traction the company is seeing with customers. Qualcomm sees shift towards specialised AI computing Qualcomm is seeking to build a position in an AI accelerator market dominated by Nvidia's GPUs, with Palkhiwala pointing to a shift towards more specialised and disaggregated computing. Rather than using a GPU for every workload, data centers could increasingly use solutions optimised for specific tasks, including prefill and decode during inference, he said. Palkhiwala said Qualcomm's experience in delivering high performance at low power on edge devices could give it an advantage as power consumption becomes an important consideration for data centers. "We have also developed this technology called high-bandwidth compute, which allows us to deliver a solution that has very high memory bandwidth," he said. Qualcomm believes this combination of low-power computing and high memory bandwidth can address key requirements for data center customers. Apple revenue to decline over next 12-18 months Qualcomm expects revenue from Apple to decline over the next 12 to 18 months, but Palkhiwala said the company expects to replace the decline with growth in data centers and automotive. "Within the next 12 months, we expect to replace all of it with growth in data center and automotive," he said. The expected decline in Apple revenue comes as Qualcomm seeks to expand its business beyond smartphones and build new growth engines in data centers and automotive. Automotive business seen at $10 billion by 2029 Qualcomm expects its automotive business to exit the current fiscal year at a run rate of around $7 billion and has outlined an opportunity to reach approximately $10 billion in 2029. Palkhiwala said demand for technology in vehicles is rising across connectivity, cockpit systems and advanced driver-assistance systems. Qualcomm is leveraging technology developed for smartphones while adding customised solutions for automotive applications. The company is working with major Indian automakers including Mahindra, Tata and Maruti. Palkhiwala said the amount of silicon required in vehicles is likely to increase as cars incorporate more capabilities. Qualcomm is also combining its chips with software solutions for the automotive market. Qualcomm passing higher component costs to customers Qualcomm has been raising prices as costs across the semiconductor supply chain increase. Palkhiwala said demand is significantly higher than supply, resulting in high utilisation rates at foundries as well as test and packaging facilities. The company has also seen higher costs from suppliers. Qualcomm is seeking to pass those increases on to customers. Palkhiwala said many customers understand the conditions in the industry and the reasons behind the company's price increases. Agentic AI central to Snapdragon strategy At the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm highlighted agentic AI as a central theme for its consumer technology strategy. Palkhiwala said AI is moving from a question-and-answer model towards agents capable of performing tasks for users. These agents could use information from a device, including location, user data and sensors, to carry out tasks. Qualcomm expects these technologies to be deployed across smartphones, PCs, wearables, automotive, industrial applications and data centers, with hundreds of millions of devices expected to use its Snapdragon platform over the next couple of years. Palkhiwala said he did not expect the debate around AI safety to impede adoption, arguing that it could help ensure the technology is deployed responsibly. He said Qualcomm itself uses about 4 trillion AI tokens a week for applications including software development, chip design and customer support, and believes there is a long runway for additional enterprise use cases. Qualcomm has around 20,000 engineers in India India remains an important R&D base for Qualcomm, with approximately 20,000 engineers working in the country, according to Palkhiwala. The company has development centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi, which he said are a core part of Qualcomm's engineering organisation. Qualcomm is also engaging with the Indian government on the country's semiconductor programme and has held discussions with Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and companies including Tata. Palkhiwala said Qualcomm is already engaging with Tata and other companies to leverage manufacturing capacity being built in India and remains interested in participating in the next stages of the programme.
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Qt Creator 21 Beta released. Oct 1, 2026 Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is happy to announce the release of Qt Creator 21 Beta! You find a small highlight of improvements and fixes below. Please have a look at its change log for more detailed information. General * The Extensions browser moved into Preferences mode AI Support * The ACP integration and MCP server are now enabled by default, and the MCP server now requires authentication with a bearer token by default as well. * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added support for the new ACP protocol version 2. * The ACP chat received many improvements: Agents from the registry can be automatically updated, new sessions can be created specifically for previously used workspaces, and, if supported by the agent, sessions can be deleted, agents can be switched to a new session, and token usage information for the session and for the turn are shown in the chat. * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. updated MCP support to the 2026-07-28 protocol version. * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added many new MCP tools and made them configurable in the preferences. Editing * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added an editor for .qdoc files with a rendered preview. * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added the option Text Editor > Display > Check Spelling for comments and text files (uses OS functionality on macOS and Windows, requires the enchant-2 library on Linux). * Git merge conflict markers are now nicely marked in the text editor with the option to choose the current version, the incoming version, or both. * C++ support received various fixes as usual, as well as an update to LLVM 23.1.1 * The qmlls is now used by default for QML files. * The diff view for single files is now editable inline. * FakeVim received many many fixes as well as support for various Vim functionality including a large subset of Vimscript and plugins. Projects * You can now create a Workspace project from an executable that is open in an editor, to easily run and debug that executable. * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. updated its CMake parser to version 4.2. * The cm Locator filter can now be used to run arbitrary CMake commands. * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added a built-in indenter for CMake files that can be used instead of cmake-format, and the CMake editor now supports the Outline view and dropdown. * CMake Presets got runSettings and runDevice vendor extensions for Qt Creator, and received many fixes as well. Debugging & Profiling * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added the experimental option to use a combined engine for debugging C++ and QML that enables combined stack traces. Choose that option in the Debug setting of run configurations. * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. worked on new, modular and better testable debugger backends. Test them out by turning on Preferences > Debugger > General > Use the new debugger backends (experimental). * The new Profile mode integrates the new Qt Profiler tool that replaces the QML Profiler and adds support for a Call-Stack Sampler on Windows and macOS as well as for Qt Tracepoints. Version Control * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added a Changes navigation view that shows changed files and provides various actions on these. * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added the Git Log navigation view that shows the git log graph including the stats for the file changes. * Commit messages are now checked with the spell checker. Devices * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added experimental support for HarmonyOS (documentation). * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. fixed issues with running on iOS devices with Xcode 27. * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added experimental support for remote Windows devices (over SSH). * Android support got a new Logcat view (Tools > Android > Logcat). * Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. added support for containers managed with Podman. Get Qt Creator 21 Beta The new version is available under Preview > Qt Creator 21.0.0-beta1 in the Qt Online Installer (commercial, opensource). You also find commercially licensed offline installers on the Qt Account Portal, and opensource packages on its opensource download page under Pre-releases. As always, the new version is a free upgrade for all users. Please post issues in its bug tracker. You can also find Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. on IRC on #qt-creator on irc.libera.chat, and on the Qt Creator mailing list. You can read the Qt Creator Manual in Qt Creator in the Help mode or access it online in the Qt documentation portal. Share with your friends. great work Debugging speed with cdb is greatly enhanced, thanks a lot!
Qualcomm stock has risen 46% over six months but trades 21 times earnings, near market level. The company's operating margin has fallen to 23.3% from 28% a year earlier, now at the bottom of its five-year range. Management cited unprecedented memory prices and higher input costs pressuring chip gross margins. Qualcomm is raising chip prices by double digits in response, with benefits expected over coming quarters. Car chip sales hit a record $1.6 billion in fiscal Q3 2026, up 61% year-over-year. However, total revenue fell 4% as rising memory costs hurt phone chip sales and Apple sales declined. For fiscal Q4 2026, Qualcomm guided revenue of $9.7 billion to $10.5 billion. Management expects growth outside phones in fiscal 2027 to replace all fiscal 2026 Apple product revenue.
Qualcomm has renewed its global patent licensing agreement with Apple, effective from 1 April 2027. Despite Apple developing its own modems and reducing chip purchases from Qualcomm, the iPhone maker will continue paying royalties to use Qualcomm's wireless technology patents. Qualcomm's licensing unit generated $1.28 billion last quarter at a 69% margin. The company's automotive revenue reached $1.59 billion, up 61%, marking its 23rd consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. Management expects non-handset growth to accelerate from 24% in fiscal 2026 to over 60% in fiscal 2027. Qualcomm shares trade at 15.34 times free cash flow, compared to Broadcom's approximate 43 times multiple. The company generated $12.82 billion in free cash flow in fiscal 2025 and returned $12.60 billion to shareholders. However, handset revenue fell 20% to $5.09 billion, with Android revenue expected to decline 20% this year.