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Your tools and flows will ensure our custom CPUs have industry-leading power, performance and area.\nRoles and Responsibilities\nDevelop, integrate and release new features in our high-performance place-and-route CAD flow\nArchitect and recommend methodology improvements to ensure our silicon has the best power, performance and area\nMaintain, support and debug implementation flows, and resolve project-specific issues \nWork closely with worldwide CPU physical design teams, and provide methodology guidance, tools/flows support and help achieve class-leading PPA.\nWork with EDA vendors to define roadmap and to resolve tool issues\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMasters degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or Computer Science\nTen+ years of hands-on experience in place-and-route of high-performance chips - either in a design or CAD role\nHigh level of proficiency in Tcl as well as Python\nExperience with automation\nExperience with a wide variety of Physical Design tasks - ranging all the way from place-and-route, analysis, timing sign-off and PDV\nExperience with advanced technology nodes (5nm or lower)\nSolid understanding of digital design, timing analysis and physical verification\nStrong user of industry-standard place-and-route tools such as Cadence Innovus\nProven track record of managing and regressing place-and-route flows\nMinimum Qualifications:\n• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.OR\nMaster's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.\nOR\nPhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.\nQualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail  or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).\nTo all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.\nEEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.\nQualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.\nPay rangeand Other Compensation & Benefits :\n$209,300.00 - $313,900.00The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. 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