CPU PDN Sign off Engineer (Senior/Lead)

Job Posting Date

2025-07-23

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors - Electronics Engineering
• 4-8 Years hands on experience in PDN Signoff using Redhawk / RHSC / Voltus at block level / SOC Level.

Job Description :

• IR Signoff CPU/high performance cores
• Signal EM & Power EM Signoff for Chip TOP level & Block level CPU/DSP and other HM’s
• Development of PG Grid spec for different HM
• Validating the PG Grid using Grid Resistance & Secondary PG Resistance Checks
• Validating the IR Drops using Static IR , Dynamic IR Vless & VCD Checks for validating Die & Pkg Components of IR Drops
• Working with SOC and Packaging Teams on Bumps Assignments / RDL Enablement / Pkg Routing Optimizations to improve overall PDN Design
• Good knowledge on PD would is desirable.
• Python , Perl , TCL

Skill Set

• Hands on experience in PDN Signoff using Redhawk / RHSC / Voltus at block level / SOC Level.
• Good understanding on Power Integrity Signoff Checks.
• Proficient in scripting languages (Tcl and Perl).
• Familiarity with Innovus for RDL / Bump Planning/PG eco.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multiple global cross-functional teams.
• Tools : Redhawk , Redhawk_SC and basic use case of Innovus/ Fusion Compiler
• Power Planning/Floor planning ,Physical Verification hands on experience is added advantage.
• LSF /compute optimization understanding.

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