Security Design Verification Engineer, Staff

3 Months ago • All levels

Cyber Security

Job Description

Join Qualcomm Ireland's Security team to design and develop advanced Security IP for Snapdragon SoCs, powering next-gen mobile, compute, and data center products. This role involves collaborating with global experts on large-scale subsystems including CPUs, NoCs, cryptographic accelerators, and key management. We seek passionate design verification engineers to lead and shape secure computing, making a global impact in a collaborative environment. This onsite role in Cork, Ireland, focuses on cutting-edge security subsystems delivering hardware root of trust and secure processing.

Good To Have:

Experience in security hardware, cryptographic algorithms and exposure to security concepts and implementation techniques.

Must Have:

Experience in design, testing and verification in hardware and software on SoCs and SoC Methodologies.
Proficiency in developing unit and SoC level test benches using VMM/OVM/UVM.
Experience in Gate Level Simulation (GLS) verification flow for SoC verification.
Define, model, design, optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP development.
Create advanced architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and system simulations.
Collaborate across functional teams to develop and execute implementation strategies.
Evaluate complex process flow from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, timing, power, and verification.
Utilize tools/applications like RTL to GDS Flow and Virtuoso for advanced architecture and design.
Write and review detailed technical documentation for EDA/IP/ASIC projects.

Perks:

Salary, stock and performance related bonus
Maternity/Paternity Leave
Employee stock purchase scheme
Matching pension scheme
Education Assistance
Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being
Bicycle purchase scheme
Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

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Job Description

Join Qualcomm Ireland’s Security team and be at the forefront of innovation in digital security! We design and develop advanced Security IP for Snapdragon SoCs, powering the next generation of mobile, compute, and data center products. Our cutting-edge security subsystems deliver critical services such as hardware root of trust and secure processing. As part of this dynamic team, you’ll collaborate with global experts across architecture, software, SoC design, and security penetration testing. You’ll contribute to large-scale subsystems that include CPUs, NoCs, cryptographic accelerators, key management, and more. We’re looking for passionate design verification engineers ready to lead and shape the future of secure computing. If you're excited about designing state-of-the-art Security IP and working in a collaborative environment—this is your opportunity to make a global impact.

*Please note this role will require 5 days per week onsite in our Cork office.*

What are we looking for

Bachelor’s degree in science, Engineering, or related field.
Experience in design, testing and verification in hardware and software on SoCs and SoC Methodologies for verifying complex units on SoC using industry standard tools and technologies
Proficient in developing unit and SoC level test benches using VMM/OVM/UVM
Experience in Gate Level Simulation (GLS) verification flow for SoC verification.
Experience in security hardware, cryptographic algorithms and exposure to security concepts and implementation techniques is advantageous
Excellent communication skills

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

Leverages advanced ASIC knowledge and experience to define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power products.
Creates advanced architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and/or system simulations based on system-level requirements.
Collaborates across functional teams (e.g., software architecture, hardware architecture, product management, program management teams) to develop and execute an implementation strategy that meets system requirements and customer needs.
Evaluates all aspects of complex process flow from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, timing and power use, and verification or similarly for custom circuit design/layout flow.
Utilizes tools/applications (e.g., RTL to GDS Flow, Virtuoso) to execute and enable advanced architecture and design of multiple complex blocks/SoC or IC Packages.
Writes and reviews detailed technical documentation for complex EDA/IP/ASIC projects.

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies.

There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.

A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.