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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 25, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026. Qualcomm scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Qualcomm is an American semiconductor and wireless technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It holds foundational patents in CDMA and the 3G, 4G and 5G cellular standards, licensing them to nearly every handset maker in the world, while its chip division designs the Snapdragon platforms that power a large share of Android smartphones, personal computers, wearables and connected cars. The company has been diversifying away from smartphone dependence into automotive digital cockpit and driver assistance systems, industrial internet of things, and on-device AI processing through its Hexagon and Oryon architectures.
Backed by NEA, Valueaddvc, Mayfield

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > DSP Architecture and Design

General Summary:

A variety of high performance, low power Hexagon/NPU cores are at the heart of Qualcomm’s multi-tier mobile SOC, Server IoT, Automotive roadmap. The Hexagon architecture is designed to deliver performance with low power and area over a variety of applications like Audio, Modem, AI, IoT and Automotive. This position involves in-depth understanding of the ASIC design flow from RTL to GDS2 and the challenges posed by advanced technologies. The successful candidate will possess detailed understanding of RTL design, synthesis, static timing analysis, PLDRC, clock domain crossing, and low power techniques. Knowledge and experience of microprocessor design and integration is a definite advantage.

The job responsibilities include: Work with system architecture team to define micro-architecture documentation for various blocks in Hexagon/NPU and sub-system Develop RTL for multiple logic blocks of Hexagon/NPU and sub-system for SoC integration Run various frontend tools to check for linting, clock domain crossing, power intent etc Work with physical design team on design constraints and timing closure Work on area and power optimization Work with verification team to collaborate on test plan, test debug, coverage plan and coverage closure Support internal hardware integration Provide ideas and further the innovation of ASICs, IP cores, and process flows

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.

• 2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design.

Minimum

Qualification Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Electrical Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Electrical Engineering, or related work experience.

Preferred

Qualification Master’s degree in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering 2+ years of practical experience with details of RTL development including: functional and structural RTL design in system Verilog, design partitioning, simulation and regression, collaboration with design verification team. Familiar with latest design tools (such as linting, CDC, LEC, CLP etc) Experience with the following disciplines is highly desirable: · Processor integration · Bus interface · Computer architecture

Keywords RTL, processor, Verilog, System Verilog, logic design, digital design, processor integration, bus interface, cache.

Qualcomm 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 [email protected] 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).

To 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.

EEO 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.

Qualcomm 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.

Pay rangeand Other Compensation & Benefits :

$133,900.00 - $200,900.00

The 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. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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