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Principal CPU Systems Debug Architecture/RTL Engineer

Qualcomm

Company : Qualcomm

Location : San Diego, CA, 92189

Posted Date : 8 October 2025

Job Type : Other

Category : Architecture

Occupation : Architecture

Job Details


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

We are hiring a talented engineer for CPU System Debug Architecture/RTL engineer targeted for high performance, low power devices. In this role, you will work with chip architects to conceive of the micro-architecture and help with architecture/product definition through early involvement in the product life cycle.

Required for this Role:

● MS degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering with 15+ years of CPU RTL or similar experience.

● Thorough knowledge of microprocessor architecture includes expertise in one or more of the following areas: CPU System Debug including ARM Debug Architecture, Micro-architecture Debug techniques including various trace filtering and trigger techniques, Scan dump and mem-dump architectures. Experience with other DFx techniques is a plus – including understanding of Design for test and Design for Debug architecture.

● Knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL. Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools.

● Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications.

Preferred qualifications

● MS degree or Phd in Computer or Electrical Engineering.

● Work hand in hand with SoC and CPU architects to close on Debug requirements and enhancements.

● Understanding of low power microarchitecture techniques.

● Understanding high-performance techniques and trade-offs in CPU microarchitecture.

● Experience using a scripting language such as Perl or Python.

Roles and Responsibilities

As an Architect/RTL engineer you will own or participate in the following:

● Performance exploration and power optimization opportunities. Explore high performance strategies working with the CPU modeling team.

● Work together with Post-silicon team to enhance debug features to reduce time to debug.

● Microarchitecture development and specification. From early high-level architectural exploration, through micro architectural research and arriving at a detailed specification.

● RTL ownership. Development, assessment and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area and timing goals.

● Functional verification support. Help the design verification team execute on the functional verification strategy.

● Performance verification support. Help verify that the RTL design meets the performance goals.

● Design delivery. Work with multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design on the aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability and power.

● Work alongside with Software, Firmware and platform team to make CPU systems features enabled in the products.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
ORMaster's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD 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.

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 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).

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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 range and Other Compensation & Benefits :

$233,000.00 - $349,600.00

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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