Processor Design Verification Engineer (San Diego)

Qualcomm
San Diego, CA


Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > DSP Architecture and Design

General Summary:

Qualcomm is the largest fabless design company in the world, providing hardware, software and related services to nearly every mobile device maker and operator in the global wireless marketplace. A variety of high performance, low power Hexagon cores are at the heart of Qualcomms multi-tier mobile SOC, Server, Automotive roadmap. The Hexagon architecture is designed to deliver performance with low power and area over a variety of applications like Audio, Modem, Machine learning, IoT and Automotive.

Job Overview

The successful candidate will verify the correct function, performance, and power characteristics of a new high performance, low-power Hexagon DSP processor core and associated SOC components, collaborate with digital architects and designers to develop verification plans, implement verification environments, and effectively execute verification strategies, with the following responsibilities:

  • Responsible for owning a unit and/or core verification environment through all stages of the verification process
  • Responsible for working closely with architecture, design, and implementation teams to address the full spectrum of verification issues in modern design processes.
  • Responsible for working with customers to which we deliver core IP to help them verify the integration of the processor core in larger components of an SOC
  • Responsible for maintaining a current knowledge of industry trends and activities, and taking the steps necessary to make sure that Qualcomm is on the leading edge of the technology.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering
  • 2+ year experience in digital design verification, including modern verification environments and techniques
  • Detailed understanding of SystemVerilog Testbench verification environment is required.
  • Excellent programming background and skills are required; in particular a strong background in Object-Oriented programming.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering
  • 2+ year of experience in processor verification
  • Knowledge of processor cache, memory coherency, interconnect, and bus protocol is a strong plus

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.

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 [email protected] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here . Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

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EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :

$127,200.00 - $190,800.00

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. Even more importantly, please note that 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 (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). 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 and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link .

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

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Posted 2025-08-23

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