FPGA Firmware Engineer / FPGA Design Engineer

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age and this is where you come in.

Join QCOM Technologies Inc Global CAD team delivering solutions for design of leading-edge wireless products. Qualcomm is leading 5G innovations ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. The Qualcomm Global CAD team is currently seeking FPGA Design Engineer to develop FPGA Firmware & Embedded software.

This role will include :
Working with industry-standard tools and technologies to develop solutions to a variety of infrastructure needs.
Designing and Implementing critical firmware for custom emulation hardware
Mentoring and leading other members of the team
Contributing towards the continuous development of Tools, Technology and Flows

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years FPGA design, FPGA firmware or related work experience.
• 7+ years of direct hands-on experience with System Verilog, RTL/HDL, FPGA (Xilinx Ultrascale, Ultrascale+, MPSoC, Intel Stratix) and FPGA Tools (Xilinx, Intel)
• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills with the ability to work independently, and create customer-facing applications
• Willingness to work out of San Diego.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's or PhD. in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Applied Mathematics
• 10+ years FPGA design, FPGA firmware or related work experience.
• Experience with clock domain crossing, high speed designs, and timing closure techniques
• 10+ years of direct hands-on experience with System Verilog, RTL/HDL, FPGA (Xilinx Ultrascale, Ultrascale+, MPSoC, Intel Stratix) and FPGA Tools (Xilinx, Intel)
• Exposure to VLSI design concepts, logic design
• 10+ years of direct hands-on experience with C++ (x86, aarch64) and Python
• 10+ years of hands-on experience with Linux / Embedded Linux
• Solid understanding of ARM based designs, Embedded Linux, Linux Device Drivers
• Solid experience in implementing the following protocols: AXI, PCIe, I2C, LVDS, Ethernet
• Proven ability of software design principles, practices and patterns
• Knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices
• Experience with Git, JIRA, and other related technologies

Keywords:

FPGA, Firmware, CAD, EDA, Embedded, Programming, Digital Design, Software development

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$140,000.00 - $210,000.00

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