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We are seeking an experienced Senior FPGA Design / FPGA Firmware Engineer with strong hands-on experience in RTL design, FPGA implementation, system integration, and embedded software.\nThis is a hands-on individual contributor role with significant influence on FPGA system architecture, HW/SW partitioning, firmware design, and long-term technology direction.\nResponsibilities\nDesign, implement, integrate, and debug FPGA RTL and firmware for custom emulation and prototyping platforms.\nDevelop FPGA solutions using industry-standard AMD/Xilinx and Intel FPGA technologies and toolchains.\nContribute to system architecture, HW/SW partitioning, FPGA architecture, implementation strategy, and system integration.\nWork on large and complex FPGA designs involving clock/reset architecture, clock-domain crossings, high-speed interfaces, and timing closure.\nDesign and integrate high-speed FPGA interfaces, including PCIe, MGT/SerDes and LVDS-based connectivity.\nDevelop and integrate embedded software and firmware supporting FPGA-based systems.\nContribute to the continuous development and improvement of FPGA tools, technologies, methodologies, automation, and design flows.\nExplore and apply AI/ML techniques to FPGA design, verification, debug, and development flows, improving engineering productivity, design quality, and automation.\nCollaborate across hardware, software, CAD, and system engineering teams to debug and resolve complex system-level problems.\nMinimum Requirements\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.\n5+ years of professional experience in FPGA design, FPGA firmware, RTL development, or related digital hardware development.\nStrong hands-on experience with SystemVerilog/Verilog and RTL/HDL design.\nExperience with modern FPGA platforms such as AMD/Xilinx UltraScale+, MPSoC, Versal, Intel Stratix, or Agilex.\nExperience with FPGA development tools such as AMD Vivado or Intel Quartus.\nStrong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.\nExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across hardware and software teams.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field.\nExperience with clock-domain crossing (CDC), high-speed designs, clock/reset architecture, FPGA implementation, and timing closure techniques.\nHands-on experience with FPGA MGT/SerDes transceivers and LVDS interfaces, including integration, bring-up, and debug.\nStrong understanding of digital logic, computer architecture, and VLSI design concepts.\nHands-on programming experience with C++ and Python.\nExperience implementing and debugging interfaces and protocols such as AXI, PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, MGT, and LVDS.\nExperience designing, integrating, bringing up, and debugging large-scale, rack-based multi-FPGA systems, including system-level architecture and inter-FPGA connectivity.\nExperience or strong interest in applying AI/ML technologies to hardware design, verification, EDA/CAD flows, and engineering automation.\nExperience with Linux and Embedded Linux.\nExperience with modern hardware-description languages or RTL-generation frameworks, such as SpinalHDL, Amaranth, RustHDL, Spade, or similar technologies.\nUnderstanding of ARM-based systems, Linux device drivers, and embedded system architecture.\nUnderstanding of software architecture, design principles, development practices, and design patterns.\nExperience with Git, Jira, CI/automation, and collaborative software/firmware development workflows.\nKnowledge of Agile development principles and practices.\nKeywords\nFPGA, FPGA Firmware, RTL, SystemVerilog, Verilog, AI, ML, SpinalHDL, Rust, AMD, Xilinx, Intel, Altera, Vivado, Quartus, UltraScale+, MPSoC, Versal, Stratix, Agilex, Multi-FPGA, Rack-Scale Systems, MGT, SerDes, LVDS, PCIe, AXI, Ethernet, CDC, Timing Closure, Clocking, Reset, Embedded Systems, Embedded Linux, ARM, C++, Python, Digital Design, CAD, EDA, Emulation, Prototyping, IoT, Mobile, Compute, Data Center\nMinimum Qualifications:\n• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.OR\nMaster's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.\nOR\nPhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, 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$145,600.00 - $218,400.00The 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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