Full-Time

Lead Engineer Senior

Performance Modeling, Systems Engineering

Qualcomm

Qualcomm

10,001+ employees

Designs, manufactures, and licenses wireless semiconductors

No salary listed

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

In Person

Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Category
Hardware Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Verilog
Python
Machine Learning
Visio
Perl
Simulink
VHDL
C/C++

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Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field and 10+ years of ASIC design, verification, or related work experience; or a Master's degree in those fields and 8+ years of experience; or a PhD in those fields.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience; or a Master's degree in those fields and 2+ years of experience; or a PhD in those fields and 1+ year of experience.
  • Experience with digital signal processing, machine learning algorithms, system-on-chip hardware, computer architecture, processor, memory, bus, and low-power design techniques.
  • Experience with low-power design methodology, optimization, and validation using computer-aided design tools and design techniques.
  • Experience with digital system performance analysis and systems modeling.
  • Experience with Verilog, VHDL, and digital hardware design tools.
  • Experience with Synopsys, Cadence, or Mentor ASIC design and simulation tool sets, power analysis and simulation, and scripting languages including Python, Perl, Tcl, and C.
  • Ability to resolve complex architecture, design, or verification problems using ASIC engineering practices.
Responsibilities
  • Own end-to-end system architecture for ASIC audio and Edge AI subsystems.
  • Capture detailed technology requirements while working with product, hardware, and software engineering teams.
  • Develop detailed ASIC system architectures and author subsystem hardware specifications.
  • Define architecture validation plans and review development results.
  • Optimize and debug systems through modeling, system simulation, and testing for power and performance.
  • Collaborate with design and system teams to execute dependent specifications.
  • Provide post-silicon commercialization support and customer engineering documentation.
  • Define and patent novel architectures.
  • Oversee hardware architecture for ASIC systems development across a variety of products.
  • Determine architecture design and validation through system simulation.
  • Define module interfaces and formats for simulation.
  • Evaluate the hardware architecture flow from high-level development through validation and review.
  • Analyze equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, and evaluate results.
  • Use MathWorks MATLAB, Simulink, Visio, and other toolboxes.
  • Use hardware description languages, C/C++, SystemC, Perl, and Python.
  • Provide technical expertise for next-generation initiatives.
  • Write technical documentation and provide technical expertise for design or project reviews and meetings.
  • Act as a technical lead on small to large projects and own team deliverables.

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

  • Amazon's September 8, 2026 pact targets up to $60 billion through 2036.
  • Qualcomm's September 8, 2026 Dragonwing IQ-8275 Ubuntu certification strengthens industrial AI deployment.
  • September 2026 Snapdragon X2 driver updates improve gaming compatibility across 22 titles.

What critics are saying

  • Apple's modem exit accelerates in September 2026, cutting Qualcomm's highest-margin royalty stream.
  • Amazon's custom-chip deal prices data-center growth below handset margins, pressuring 2027 profitability.
  • NVIDIA, AMD, and internal hyperscaler silicon can sideline Qualcomm's fledgling data-center ambitions.

What makes Qualcomm unique

  • Qualcomm owns cellular patents and modem silicon, anchoring handset licensing economics.
  • Snapdragon X2 and Dragonwing pair power-efficient Arm compute with broad software certification.
  • Amazon chose Qualcomm for multi-generation AI data-center silicon, validating hyperscaler-custom design.

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Benefits

Premium-free health coverage

Onsite health & fitness centers

Retirement programs

Disability & life insurance programs

Tuition reimbursement

Product discounts

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

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