Senior Lead Engineer - Post-Si Validation

Job Title

Senior Lead Engineer - Post-Si Validation

Role Summary

Member of the Snapdragon SoC Silicon Validation team responsible for post-silicon bring-up, validation software enablement, and regression execution to enable VI content in production. Works with IP validation and systems teams to develop, port and run validation content and to debug hardware-software issues.

Experience Level

Senior. Typical experience guidance from the posting: ~3+ years (Bachelor's), ~2+ years (Master's), or ~1+ year (PhD) of ASIC design/verification/validation/integration experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Bring up SVE convex infrastructure and IST framework for VI content enablement in production.
• Understand IP architecture and collaborate with IP validation and systems validation engineers to define validation requirements and develop/port/enhance validation software.
• Own and execute SoC regression suites, covering design corner cases for power and performance.
• Execute validation releases on bench in the lab and support SLT teams with debug and framework feature enablement.
• Use silicon debug hooks to measure power, performance, coverage and other KPI metrics; report and track failures.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams for regular reporting of issues and debug status.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Experience with ASIC design, verification, validation or integration (see Experience Level for years guidance).
• Understanding of processor architecture and multicore/heterogeneous core systems (SMP/MTE).
• Proficient in C for low-level programming and assembly; experience with C–assembly interworking.
• Familiarity with operating systems/RTOS/Linux kernel internals (scheduling, locking, MMU/paging).
• Experience using JTAG debuggers, compilers/linkers and following a software development lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience running SoC regressions and bench validation.

Nice-to-have:

• Exposure to emulation/pre-silicon environments, FPGA/emulation bring-up and software enablement for silicon validation.
• Knowledge of SoC architecture (interconnects, power management) and software for power/performance KPIs.
• Familiarity with ARM Cortex-A, x86 or PowerPC CPU and memory system architecture, weakly ordered memory models and memory barriers.
• Experience optimizing multithreaded applications for higher performance at lower power; top-level ASIC design methodology exposure.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering or a related field (typically with ~3+ years relevant experience), or Master's degree in Science, Engineering or related field (~2+ years), or PhD in Science, Engineering or related field (~1+ year). Fields referenced: science and engineering or related technical disciplines. No specific certifications were required in the posting.

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.