RTL Design - Sr Staff

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

You will be part of the CSG team focused on Data Center innovation through next-gen architectures for Dragonfly which is Qualcomm's rack-scale Agentic AI platform, reshaping compute efficiency and scalability for the AI era ​.

• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical or Electronics and Communication or Computer Science Engineering.

• Experience: 12 to 15+ years of proven experience in SoC architecture, development, and full-chip design for multi-million gate SoCs.

• Expertise:

  • Strong understanding of the design convergence cycle, including architecture, micro-architecture, verification, synthesis and timing closure.

  • Expertise in managing IP dependencies, as well as planning and tracking front-end design tasks.

  • Ability to drive project milestones across design, verification, and physical implementation phases.

  • Experience in CPU, high-speed serial interfaces, or coherence/noncoherent NOC domains is highly desirable.

• Skills:

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced, product-oriented, and distributed team environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• SoC Design Experience: Minimum 15 years of hands-on experience in SoC design.

• Architecture Development: Ability to develop architecture and micro-architecture based on specifications.

• Bus Protocols & Peripherals: Strong knowledge of bus protocols such as AHB, AXI, and peripherals like PCIe, USB, Ethernet, etc.

• Memory Controllers & Microprocessors: Experience with memory controller designs and microprocessors is an advantage.

• Chip IO Design: Knowledge of chip IO design and packaging is beneficial.

• Test Plans & Verification: Proficient in reviewing high-level test plans and coverage metrics.

• Synthesis & Formal Verification: Expertise in Design Compiler Synthesis and formal verification using LEC.

• Timing Closure: Comprehensive understanding of timing closure is mandatory.

• Post-Silicon Debug: Experience in post-silicon bring-up and debugging.

• Decision Making: Ability to make effective decisions under incomplete information.

• Communication & Leadership: Strong leadership and communication skills to ensure effective program execution.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

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