Npu Physical Design Engineer (Staff/Sr Staff)

Job Summary

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Responsibilities

• PNR implementation for Qualcomm Hexagon NPU
• Good hands-on experience on Floorplanning, PNR and STA flows
• Good knowledge on Placement/Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), optimization, etc
• Good understanding on signoff domains LEC/CLP/PDN knowledge, etc
• Good knowledge on Unix/Linux Perl/TCL fundamentals/scripting
• Complete ownership on PNR implementation (Floorplanning, Placement, CTS, post_route, etc) on latest nodes.
• Signoff knowledge is mandatory (STA,Power analysis,FV, low power verification, PV, etc)
• Quick learner with good analytical and problem solving skills

Qualifications

• 8-12 years experience with PNR flow in latest tech nodes (e.g., 4nm/5nm/7nm/10nm)