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Qualcomm

Graphics System/Silicon Validation Engineer

Qualcomm, San Diego, California, United States, 92154


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Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering

General Summary:

We are looking for a motivated engineer with a passion for problem solving to join our team and work on our world-class semiconductor chips. As a member of our Graphics Post-silicon team, you will be involved in all the phases of our silicon validation stage to ensure the successful commercialization of our GPU in the next generation chips.

In this position, you will be working with system-level platforms to evaluate the silicon characteristics and ensure the quality of our GPU using real SW workloads. Your primary responsibility will be to stress our GPU with our in-house and external SW workloads, look for stability failures, measure power and performance numbers, and investigate reliability issues. You will develop scripts for the automation of our test equipment to enable the test/debug features of our chips and perform data parsing and analysis of your test runs. You will be part of our silicon validation team and will work in a cross-functional environment, where you will interact with our designers, DV (design verification), SW and production test teams to solve the technical challenges to commercialize our most advanced, high-performance, and power-efficient GPU in the next mobile and computing devices.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of related experience in Silicon Validation and SW Quality Test environments and must have worked in one or more of the following areas:

Silicon functional validation at the system-level

Power and performance measurements at the system-level

SW automation for regression testing

Debugging low-level software and hardware issues

Writing scripts in Python for data parsing, plotting, and analysis

The candidate must possess/have:

Excellent Python scripting skills

Knowledge in the ARM CPU architecture and AHB/AXI bus protocols

Knowledge in the GPU architecture

Knowledge in VLSI Design and Test Methodologies

Experience with lab equipment, such as Logic analyzers and Oscilloscopes

Experience with the Lauterbach Trace32 debug platform

Familiarity with ARM Coresight IP

Familiarity with DFT/DFD

Familiarity with RMA process

Good written and oral communication skills, multitasking skills, and understanding of deadline requirements

Ability to work independently with little supervision

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ 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 3+ 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 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Although this role has some expected minor physical activity, this should not deter otherwise qualified applicants from applying. If you are an individual with a physical or mental disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, please call Qualcomm’s toll-free number found here for assistance. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, to support individuals with disabilities as part of our ongoing efforts to create an accessible workplace.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

Pay range:

$151,000.00 - $227,000.00

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. 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. 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!

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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