CPU Physical Design Engineer (Austin)

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm CPU Engineer, you will lead innovative Central Processing Unit (CPU) design efforts that have a critical impact on industries across the world. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, verify, and implement multi-core CPU operations for all Qualcomm Business Units. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. OR PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. Preferred Qualifications: •    Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. •    2+ years of work experience with high-performance microprocessor design. •    2+ years of work experience with high level programming (e.g., C, C++), scripting language programming (e.g., Perl, Python, etc.). •    2+ years of work experience with simulators and/or waveform debugging tools (e.g., Verilog, VHDL, etc.). •    2+ years of work experience with industry standard tools for synthesis place and/or route and design verification. •    2+ years of work experience with simulation, emulation, formal verification, or silicon validation. •    2+ years of experience in creating functional models, checkers, test plans, and/or test generation. •    1+ year experience working in a large matrixed organization. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: •    Applies knowledge of computer architecture, micro-architecture, logic design, circuits, and/or physical design to develop and verify high performance and low power CPU designs. •    Anticipates, identifies, and solves problems to ensure design completeness, functionality, power, and performance.   •    Collaborates across teams to define requirements, specifications, and trade-offs (e.g., performance, power, cost, functionalities, etc.) in order to accomplish product goals. •    Evaluates the design process from conceptualization to productization (i.e., architecture definition, feasibility, pre-silicon design and verification, and post-silicon validation) that meet customer and industry standards.    •    Writes detailed technical documentation (e.g., feature descriptions, architectural descriptions, verification test plans, and implementation details, etc.) for CPU designs. Level of Responsibility: •    Works independently with minimal supervision. •    Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group. •    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.  •    Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions. •    Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively. Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail  disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com  or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found  here