Emulation Performance Methodology & Debug Engineer

Job Title

Emulation Performance Methodology & Debug Engineer

Role Summary

Work on Qualcomm's Emulation team within the SoC digital hardware organization to develop and support pre-silicon emulation and FPGA prototyping platforms and to debug SoC designs. Collaborate with architects, designers, verification and software engineers, and customers to enable pre-silicon bring-up and validate digital functionality.

Primary focus areas include emulation build generation, platform bring-up, timing closure, and low-level hardware/software debug across CPU, multimedia, modem, DDR and peripheral subsystems.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Preferred 2+ years of experience working in emulation and silicon environments.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include developing and supporting emulation platforms, enabling pre-silicon prototyping, and diagnosing hardware/software issues.

• Develop and maintain emulation build generation and debug methodologies for FPGA-based emulation platforms.
• Bring up and validate new FPGA emulation/prototyping hardware and associated software.
• Debug low-level software and hardware issues; support waveform generation and content debug.
• Perform validation and debug of digital circuits and SoC building blocks (interconnects, PMIC, NoC, peripherals).
• Work with synthesis/place-and-route flows, constraints, clocking, and timing closure as applied to emulation designs.
• Collaborate cross-site, engage vendors, and communicate status to engineering stakeholders.
• Support pre-silicon enablement and bring-up for new SoC designs.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience, plus useful preferred skills.

Must-have:

• Expertise in Verilog / SystemVerilog.
• Experience programming in C.
• Proficient scripting with Python and TCL.
• FPGA expertise with Xilinx/Intel toolflows and timing-closure techniques.
• Practical experience debugging low-level hardware and software; familiarity with JTAG and kernel debuggers.
• Solid understanding of CPU/SoC architectures and common SoC subsystems.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with emulation platforms (FPGA prototyping, Veloce, Palladium) and emulation tools.
• Experience with synthesis, place-and-route, constraints, clocking and timing closure in emulation flows.
• Experience with pre-silicon prototyping, cross-site collaboration, and vendor engagement.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field.

About the Company

Company: Qualcomm

Headquarters: San Diego, California, United States

Qualcomm is a global leader in semiconductor and telecommunications equipment, specializing in mobile technologies and innovations. Known for its Adreno GPUs, the company provides solutions enabling advancements in mobile gaming, AI, VR/AR, and autonomous driving. Qualcomm's cutting-edge technology and commitment to high-performance, power-efficient designs drive the evolution of mobile graphics and connectivity worldwide.