Physical Design Engineer

Job Posting Date

2025-11-10

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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 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

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

OR

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

General Summary

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

Principal Duties and responsibilities:

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:

• 5+ years Hardware Engineering experience or related work experience.

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

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