Senior Staff, DFT Engineering

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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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead DFT strategy and implementation for complex SoCs.

• Drive architecture and methodology for scan, BIST, and boundary scan.

• Collaborate with design, verification, and physical implementation teams to ensure robust test coverage.

• Mentor and guide engineers, ensuring best practices and continuous improvement. Required Skills & ExpertiseDFT Architecture & Methodology: Scan insertion, ATPG, MBIST, LBIST, JTAG.

Tools & Technologies :Synopsys, Mentor Tessent, Cadence Modus.

Languages :Verilog/System Verilog, scripting (TCL, Perl, Python).

• Test Coverage Analysis and optimization for high-quality silicon.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/ElectronicsEngineering, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

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Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/ElectronicsEngineering, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

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PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/ElectronicsEngineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/ElectronicsEngineering, Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience
• 4+ years in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
• 2+ years of working with operating budgets and/or project financials.

Level of Responsibility:

• Provides supervision to other supervisors/managers who are direct reports.
• Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey highly complex and/or detailed information. May require strong negotiation and influence with large groups or high-level constituents.
• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.
• Has a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions.
• Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Minimum Qualifications:

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Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

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