CPU Physical Design CAD Engineer
Job Summary
Job Description
- Develop, integrate and release new features in high-performance place-and-route CAD flow.
- Architect and recommend methodology improvements to ensure industry-leading power, performance, and area.
- Maintain, support and debug implementation flows, and resolve project-specific issues.
- Work closely with worldwide CPU physical design teams, providing methodology guidance and tools/flows support.
- Work with EDA vendors to define roadmap and to resolve tool issues.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
- 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience (or Master's/PhD with less experience).
- Ten+ years of hands-on experience in place-and-route of high-performance chips.
- High level of proficiency in Tcl and Python.
- Experience with automation.
- Experience with a wide variety of Physical Design tasks (place-and-route, analysis, timing sign-off, PDV).
- Solid understanding of digital design, timing analysis, and physical verification.
- Strong user of industry-standard place-and-route tools such as Cadence Innovus.
- Experience with advanced technology nodes (5nm or lower).
- Proven track record of managing and regressing place-and-route flows.
- World-class health benefit options providing world-class coverage to employees and their eligible dependents.
- Programs designed to help employees build and prepare for a financially secure future.
- Self and family resources to build emotional/mental strength and resilience and define purpose.
- Wellbeing programs and resources to help employees Live+Well and Work+Well.
- Continuous learning and development programs.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Mentorships.
6 skills required
Job Details
Job Posting Date
2025-09-02
Company:
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering
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 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
As CPU Physical Design CAD engineer, you will build and support the world’s best implementation tools and flows. Your tools and flows will ensure our custom CPUs have industry-leading power, performance and area.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop, integrate and release new features in our high-performance place-and-route CAD flow
- Architect and recommend methodology improvements to ensure our silicon has the best power, performance and area
- Maintain, support and debug implementation flows, and resolve project-specific issues
- Work closely with worldwide CPU physical design teams, and provide methodology guidance, tools/flows support and help achieve class-leading PPA.
- Work with EDA vendors to define roadmap and to resolve tool issues
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors/Masters degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or Computer Science
- Ten+ years of hands-on experience in place-and-route of high-performance chips - either in a design or CAD role
- High level of proficiency in Tcl as well as Python
- Experience with automation
- Experience with a wide variety of Physical Design tasks - ranging all the way from place-and-route, analysis, timing sign-off and PDV
- Experience with advanced technology nodes (5nm or lower)
- Solid understanding of digital design, timing analysis and physical verification
- Strong user of industry-standard place-and-route tools such as Cadence Innovus
- Proven track record of managing and regressing place-and-route flows
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