GPU Security/Virtualization Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

Job Overview:

Architects, designs, implements, verifies, and optimizes functional capabilities of GPU cores, with a focus on virtualization and security architectures. Responsible for architecture and verification of Graphics IP , and performing pre- and post-silicon validation to verify correctness and ensure performance and power goals are met.

The responsibilities of this role include:

· 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.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Applies Graphics knowledge and experience to architect, design, implement, and verify the structure and performance of GPU hardware, drivers, features, applications, and tools.

· Support development of GPU virtualization and security architecture requirements

· Collaborates with Architecture, Software , Firmware, Design , Modeling, Emulation and Post-silicon validation teams to define and develop test methodology and content

· Create and leverage advanced testing frameworks to generate and recreate real-world system integration conditions

· 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

· 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 6+ 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 5+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

· 5+ years Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience

· 2+ Years Experience in Security and/or Virtualization development

· 2+ Years Experience in GPU HW or SW Development

· Exposure to Emulation/Prototyping Platforms (Veloce, Palladium, Zebu, FPGA)

· Master's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

PREFERRED SKILLS

· Embedded FW Development and Debugging

· Exposure to Security and/or Virtualization Technologies

· Experience in GPU Architecture

· Window Driver Models (WDM, WDDM, etc)

· GFX API Exposure : Vulkan/DX11/DX12 Exposure

· Scripting and automation skills (Python, Make, Airflow etc)

· Benchmarking and Performance Analysis

· Windows and/or Linux OS Kernel Architecture

· C/C++, GNU Toolchain, Visual Studio

· Experience with emulation/prototyping/hybrid build and execution flows (Veloce, Palladium, Zebu, Protium, HAPS, qemu)

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$216,600.00 - $325,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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