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Engineers in this role work across HW and SW boundaries to develop, validate, and scale system-level test content, ensuring high-quality silicon validation across a wide range of SoC domains.\nExcellent Opportunity to work on cutting-edge SoCs across multiple product segments, including:\nPremium mobile and flagship platforms\nData center\nAI Accelerator platform\nRole Overview:\nSystem level validation of clock, power, reset, and power-management architectures for next-generation Premium Tier MSM platforms. Drive pre-silicon and post-silicon validation of Clocking infrastructure, PMIC integration, DVFS, and low-power features across complex multi-die AI systems. Partner closely with Architecture, Design, Verification & Firmware teams to debug and root-cause power, performance, stability, and scalability issues. Define validation methodologies, stress workloads, and automation frameworks to ensure robust operation under demanding AI training and inference scenarios. Own power subsystem bring-up readiness and delivery of production-quality silicon across all program milestones\nAn ideal candidate combines expertise in Clocking, DVFS, Power Management, PMIC, Firmware, Silicon Bring-up, and AI/HPC platform validation\nRoles & Responsibilities:\nOwn the E2E bare metal framework validation SoC clock and power architectures\nValidation planning - understand design changes, visualize standalone and system level test requirements and scenarios\nTest plan development - clearly document test strategy and dependencies\nConduct validation strategy and test plan review with all stakeholders - architects, designers, verification engineers, software engineers\nDevelop scalable device drivers, standalone and system tests using C\nDebug complex issues both on pre-Si and post-Si platforms, provide debug direction\nReview validation platform schematics to ensure post-Si debug support - might have to work with platform design team\nAutomate validation process - development, execution, inference using python, perl, shell\nUse lab instruments - multimeter, oscilloscopes , logic analyzer\nEfficiently collaborate with teams in different time zones - both internal and external\nMinimum Requirements:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering (electronics, computer engineering etc.)\n5+ years of relevant experience in SoC validation and / or associated areas (SW development, embedded systems etc.)\nPrior work experience in clock/ power validation\nProficient in C, Python\nExperienced in using lab instruments - multimeter, oscilloscopes , logic analyzers\nExposure to debug tools (JTAG etc.). Knowledge of debug methodology of ARM based SoCs\nVery good at problem solving - analytical and debugging skills\nPreferred Qualifications:\nPrior exposure to below SW skills would add an edge above other applicants:Experience with Cross-Compilers, Linkers and makefiles\nUnderstanding of coherency and concurrency in modern SoC architecture\n\nKnowledge of PMIC/ prior experience in validating rail power (power measurement tools/ setups)\nKnowledge of pre-Silicon validation and debug on FPGA based emulation platforms is a plus\nKnowledge of RTL and HDLs (Verilog/ System Verilog) would be an additional advantage\nShould have prior work experience in a cross functional matrix work environment\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.\nApplicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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