GPU Design Engineer

Job Title

GPU Design Engineer (Principal / Director level)

Role Summary

Lead a high-performance RTL Design and Design Verification organization focused on Qualcomm's GPU family. The role combines hands-on technical leadership in micro-architecture, RTL, and verification with responsibility for team delivery, quality, and program execution.

Experience Level

Senior — Principal or Director level. Role expects extensive leadership experience; the posting specifies 20+ years of relevant semiconductor industry experience and experience leading organizations of 11+ engineers.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical leadership, team management, verification and delivery oversight.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership across RTL design and design verification, including architecture and micro-architecture reviews.
• Define and review verification strategy, coverage goals, and sign-off criteria; lead debug of complex issues and high-impact risk resolution.
• Drive RTL quality, verification completeness, and disciplined sign-off practices across the GPU product family.
• Influence architecture tradeoffs relating to performance, power, area (PPA), scalability, and robustness.
• Promote and adopt modern verification methodologies: constrained-random, coverage-driven verification, assertions, formal, and automation.
• Hire, mentor, and develop senior technical leads and engineers; own succession planning and performance management.
• Partner with architecture, physical design, software, SoC, and program management to align technical milestones with schedules and staffing.
• Establish processes, metrics, and best practices to enable scale, reuse, and sustained execution velocity.

Requirements

Core required skills and experience (must-haves listed first).

• Proven track record managing and scaling large, high-performance engineering teams (including senior RTL and DV leads).
• Deep expertise in RTL design and verification languages and methodologies (SystemVerilog/Verilog, coverage-driven verification, assertions).
• Extensive experience delivering complex GPU, CPU, and/or ASIC designs from micro-architecture through silicon (tape-out readiness).
• Strong skills in verification planning, coverage analysis, debug, and readiness assessment.
• Demonstrated program and execution excellence: risk identification, mitigation, and on-time delivery without compromising quality.
• Ability to remain technically hands-on while operating at executive and organizational leadership levels.
• Ownership of hiring strategy, staffing alignment, and career development for the organization.
• Nice-to-have: experience with formal techniques, verification automation frameworks, and large-scale verification infrastructure.

Education Requirements

Posting specifies degree options in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields. Stated combinations: Bachelor's degree + 6+ years relevant experience, OR Master's degree + 5+ years, OR PhD + 4+ years. A Master's in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering is explicitly mentioned as a qualification. Equivalent practical experience is accepted per the listed degree/experience alternatives.

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.