General SummaryAs a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
Role SummarySeeking a highly skilled and self-driven Design Verification Engineer to lead verification of complex AI, Networking, Datacenter, HPC, and Interconnect IPs/Sub-systems. The candidate should demonstrate strong ownership, technical depth, and the ability to independently drive verification from architecture understanding through signoff-quality closure.
Key Responsibilities and Skills - Expert in SystemVerilog (SV) and UVM, with hands-on experience in building reusable verification environments, UVCs/agents, sequences, scoreboards, checkers, assertions, and coverage infrastructure.
- Strong expertise in verification planning, constrained-random verification, SVA, functional coverage closure, regression management, and signoff methodologies.
- Proven ability to independently own and execute IP/Sub-System DV from specification review to verification closure.
- Strong debugging skills across RTL, protocol, architecture, performance, and testbench issues, with demonstrated root-cause analysis capability.
- Experience in verifying NoC, coherent/non-coherent interconnects, memory/cache subsystems, AI accelerators, or complex data movement fabrics.
- Deep protocol verification expertise in one or more of:
- PCIe (Gen4/5/6)
- USB (usb3.x/usb4)
- Ethernet (10G/25G/100G/400G+)
- CXL
- Other high-speed serial/networking protocols
- Experience with AI Scale-Up / Scale-Out Interconnects such as UAL, UMAC, eSUN, or equivalent accelerator cluster fabrics.
- Strong understanding of AMBA protocols (AXI, AHB, ACE, CHI) and coherency architectures.
- Knowledge of performance verification, QoS validation, congestion analysis, scalability testing, and system-level qualification.
- Proficiency in Python, Shell, Perl, or Tcl for regression automation, infrastructure development, and productivity enhancement.
- Familiarity with industry-standard simulators, debug tools, coverage tools, CI/CD workflows, emulation, and verification automation frameworks.
- Strong collaboration, communication, technical leadership, and execution skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Experience - Verification experience in SoC, AI/ML Accelerators, Networking, Datacenter, Multi-Die, or HPC platforms.
- Exposure to SystemC/TLM modeling, performance modeling, emulation/prototyping, and post-silicon correlation.
- Track record of delivering first-pass verification closure for complex IPs and subsystems.
Qualifications -
B.Tech/M.Tech
in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, VLSI, or related disciplines from reputed Tier-1 institutions (IITs, NITs, IIITs, BITS, or equivalent). - Relevant industry experience aligned with the position level, demonstrating strong expertise in Design Verification, SV/UVM methodologies, protocol verification, and architecture-driven validation.
- Proven history of technical ownership and successful delivery of complex IP, Sub-System, or SoC verification programs.
Ideal CandidateA hands-on verification expert with deep protocol knowledge, strong debugging capability, and the ability to independently architect, execute, and close verification of next-generation AI and high-performance silicon designs.
