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Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

Digital Hardware Engineer – Senior - Cellular Technologies

Silicon & ASIC DesignUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeSan Diego, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of experience in FPGA or ASIC design from RTL/HDL through simulation, synthesis, and on-target verification.
  • At least 2 years of experience with VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog and related simulator/synthesis computer-aided design tools.
  • Experience in HDL design verification.
  • Understanding and use of high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, and UCIE.
  • Understanding of SoC interconnect standards such as AXI, AHB, AMBA, Wishbone, JREG, and Avalon.
  • Experience with a Linux development environment.
  • Experience in a product development environment and an affinity for hands-on lab work.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field and at least 2 years of Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience; or a Master's degree in those fields and at least 1 year of related work experience; or a PhD in those fields.

Responsibilities

  • Work with the project lead to develop, document, and achieve product development milestones and deliverables.
  • Understand the latest 3GPP and other specifications.
  • Translate systems requirements into efficient digital implementations that meet stringent performance specifications.
  • Architect, implement, and verify FPGA/SoC designs.
  • Present design reviews to cross-disciplinary teams.
  • Support the commercialization of new hardware and/or features.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with common FPGA vendor tool suites.
  • Knowledge of signal processing, digital communications, and wireless physical layer specifications.
  • Experience with Git or another version control system.
  • Experience with Python programming.
  • Familiarity with programming in C/C++ and MATLAB.
  • Familiarity with using agentic AI frameworks and workflows to enhance productivity and quality.
  • Experience with high-level synthesis (HLS).
  • Familiarity with embedded software design such as RTOS and embedded Linux.

About the Company

Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

Qualcomm designs the Snapdragon processors and modems inside many Android phones, and it licenses its wireless patents to device makers around the world. It helped commercialize CDMA, the cellular technology behind 3G networks, and its patents cover core parts of the 4G and 5G standards that phones use to connect. The company does not run its own chip factories; contract foundries make its chips, which it sells to makers of phones, PCs, cars, and connected devices. Device makers also pay Qualcomm royalties for using its patented technology, which forms a second business alongside chip sales. Qualcomm was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Diego, CA
Founded
1985

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