Formal Verification Engineer - NPU

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > DSP Architecture and Design

General Summary:

Qualcomm's Hexagon DSP/Neural Processing Unit (NPU) team is seeking a skilled Senior Formal Verification Engineer to ensure the correctness and reliability of our next-generation cores. You will apply formal methods to verify complex RTL designs, working closely with design and verification teams to deliver high-quality silicon.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute formal verification strategies for hardware blocks within the Hexagon NPU architecture
• Use industry-standard formal tools to prove or falsify assertions and analyze counterexamples
• Debug RTL designs based on formal results and contribute to design improvements
• Document verification plans, results, and coverage metrics to support sign-off
• Integrate formal verification into the overall verification flow, complementing simulation-based approaches.

Qualifications:

• Master's or Doctorate degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering
• 3-5 years of experience in hardware design verification
• 3-5 years strong hands-on experience with SystemVerilog assertion-based verification techniques
• Familiarity with UVM and simulation-based verification flows

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven expertise in driving formal verification to sign-off for complex RTL
• Hands-on experience with high-performance processor designs and/or AI accelerator architectures
• Strong capability in decomposing and partitioning intricate designs to enhance formal verification efficiency
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Tcl for automation and tool integration

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$127,200.00 - $190,800.00

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