Senior/Lead CPU Firmware Validation Engineer

General 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.

General 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 Firmware validator, you will design, develop, create, modify C++ testcases to verify embedded firmware, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class CPU products that meet and exceed customer needs
• Qualcomm Firmware Validator collaborate with hardware, architecture, and post silicon teams to verify CPU based firmware along with hardware on a GIT repo

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in engineering, Computer architecture, Digital Design, Electronic Circuits or related field.
• Firmware & Hardware Validation related work experience.
• Decent Experience in System Verilog and C++ based test bench environment .
• Work experience with Git, Perforce, or Source Code Management System.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applies Firmware and Hardware knowledge to design, develop, create, modify tests to validate embedded firmware, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
• Analyzes user needs and firmware requirements to design and customize firmware for optimal operational efficiency.
• Developing detailed Test and Coverage plans based on the Architecture and Micro-architecture.
• Developing Verification environment, including all the respective components such as Stimulus, Checkers, Assertions, Trackers, and Coverage.
• Developing Verification Plans and Testbenches for your functional domain.
• Executing Verification Plans, including DV environment Bring-up, Regressions enabling all features under your care, and Debug of the test failures.
• Tracking and report DV progress using a variety of metrics, including Bugs and Coverage.

Level of Responsibility:

• Experience in Functional verification by writing Test plans, portable Testbenches, Transactors, and Assembly code for CPU validation

• Experience with different Verification Methodologies and Tools such as VCS Simulators, Coverage collection, Debug Techniques, Waveform viewers.

• Ability to develop and work independently on a Block/Unit of the design.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Firmware Engineering or related work experience.
• OR
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Firmware Engineering or related work experience.
• OR
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Firmware Engineering or related work experience.
• 3 - 8 years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Python, Perl, System Verilog, Debugging techniques, etc.