4 Soc Validation Jobs

This challenging position will offer you the opportunity to work with Synopsys advanced technology in a collaborative environment to: Develop validation environment on various industry-based SoC design on Emulation/FPGA and/or Virtual environments. Collaborate with Design SoC, Solutions and Synopsys IP team. Collaborate across complementary teams to develop and trace system requirements, functionality and Performance environment. Align with the development work taking place across multiple teams. This includes steering the development of functional and performance test plans, environment and supporting the Emulation/FPGA,Solutions and IP team. Stay up to date with the latest advancements in semiconductor design and Emulation technology to drive innovation and continuous improvement. Mentor to junior engineers and team members Work with engineering teams to improve various workloads Required Skills & Experience: Bachelor s or Master s in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, VLSI, or related field. Minimum 8 years in SoC Validation. Have emulation experience in Zebu/Haps or equivalent platforms. Have HW RTL verification and debugging expertise. Design & Develop test environment having various debug hooks and automation. High speed protocols (such as USB, PCIe, UFS or LPDDR technology)knowledge/experience is a plus. Able to work independently with minimal supervision, Lead the team technically, Capable of mentoring and developing a strong team. Nice To Have Skills & Experience: Excellent communication (written, verbal, presentation) skills. Proven track record of generating consistent, complete, and concise written specifications. Motivated to continuously develop skills, development processes, and improve results At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability. Apply Save Job test Share

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced SoC validation expert to join our growing team The ideal candidate will be working on various industry-based like mobile, server etc System on Chip (SoC) designs containing custom hardware subsystem and transactors, Responsibilities: This challenging position will offer you the opportunity to work with Synopsys advanced technology in a collaborative environment to: Develop validation environment on various industry-based SoC design on Emulation/FPGA and/or Virtual environments, Collaborate with Design SoC, Solutions and Synopsys IP team, Collaborate across complementary teams to develop and trace system requirements, functionality and Performance environment, Align with the development work taking place across multiple teams This includes steering the development of functional and performance test plans, environment and supporting the Emulation/FPGA, Solutions and IP team, Stay up to date with the latest advancements in semiconductor design and Emulation technology to drive innovation and continuous improvement, Mentor to junior engineers and team members Work with engineering teams to improve various workloads Required Skills & Experience: Bachelors or Masters in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, VLSI, or related field Minimum 8 years in SoC Validation, Have emulation experience in Zebu/Haps or equivalent platforms, Have HW RTL verification and debugging expertise, Design & Develop test environment having various debug hooks and automation, High speed protocols (such as USB, PCIe, UFS or LPDDR technology) knowledge/experience is a plus, Able to work independently with minimal supervision, Lead the team technically, Capable of mentoring and developing a strong team, Nice To Have Skills & Experience: Excellent communication (written, verbal, presentation) skills Proven track record of generating consistent, complete, and concise written specifications, Motivated to continuously develop skills, development processes, and improve results

General Summary: Qualcomm is a global leader in technology innovation, driving digital transformation and next-generation experiences. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will contribute to the design, optimization, verification, and testing of electronic systems, including digital, analog, RF, optical, and mechanical components. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop cutting-edge SoC silicon and ensure product quality and performance. Role Overview: You will join Qualcomm's SoC Validation Team (SVE), responsible for overall silicon quality. The team partners closely with architects, designers, verification engineers, software teams, and customers to validate SoC functionality. This role focuses on bare-metal SoC validation, developing validation frameworks, test plans, and system-level use cases to uncover and debug hardware bugs, while driving silicon quality and performance improvements. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and debug system/IP validation frameworks for bare-metal and light-weight RTOS environments. Understand SoC architecture and new features to prepare comprehensive test plans. Develop, port, and enhance validation content based on system-level and low-power use cases. Collaborate with Design, Verification, Software, and Customer Engineering teams to coordinate test plans and debug complex issues. Use silicon debug hooks to measure power, performance, and coverage metrics. Manage and mentor a team of silicon validation engineers. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Communication Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 11+ years of experience in SoC validation (exceptional candidates with less experience and strong academic background may be considered). Strong embedded software expertise, including C, C++, Assembly, and low-level programming. Experience across IP validation flowsarchitecture review, test plan creation, test development, execution, and debuggingespecially in CPUSS, DDRSS, Multimedia blocks (Camera, Video, Display, GPU). Solid understanding of ARM, x86, PowerPC CPU architectures, interrupt handling, cache and IO coherency. Experience with multicore/multiprocessor SoC architectures including SMP/heterogeneous cores and memory management. Experience managing and mentoring team members. Proficiency with compilers/linkers (GCC, CLANG, RVDS, LLVM) and debugging tools like JTAG. Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and shell scripting. Desired Skills: Exposure to SoC interconnects, power management, and emulation/pre-silicon environments. Experience working with ARM boot code. Knowledge of operating systems, RTOS, Linux kernel internals, multithreading, scheduling, locking, and virtual memory management. Hands-on experience with board bring-up, hardware-software integration on FPGA/emulation platforms. Familiarity with build automation tools such as Jenkins and creating automated build pipelines. Understanding of regression testing methodologies and tools. Strong code review skills ensuring code quality and best practices.

Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group Hardware Engineering General Summary: As 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 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. ORMaster's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. ORPhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.Qualcomm's SoC Validation Team (SVE - System SOC/silicon Validation) is part of the central SoC digital hardware organization responsible for the overall quality of the SoC silicon. The Validation team works closely with architects, designers, verification engineers, software engineers, and customers.We are looking for self-motivated engineers who will be part of bare-metal SoC validation team and will have the following responsibilities. Responsibilities Design, develop, debug system/IP validation framework to be used in bare-metal and light-weight-RTOS environment for SoC validation in one of the areas mentioned below Understand the SoC architecture, new features and prepare test plan Develop/port/enhance system validation content based on system level use cases, low power use cases, find HW bugs and root cause them Interface with Design/Verification/Software/Customer Engineering teams for test plan and debugs Interface with various IP validation team and cross functional teams(Design/Verification/SW) for test plan creation and debug complex issues Use silicon debug hooks to measure power/performance/coverage and other KPI metrics Manage a team of silicon validation team members Minimum Qualification : Bachelor's/Master"s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering/Computer Science or related field 11+ years of working experience in SOC validation (Candidates with less experience with good academics from premier institutes can also be considered) Mandatory Skills: Good knowledge and understanding of Embedded SW architecture and development in C, C++, Assembly C language expertise for low level programming, assembly language for any processor, C-assembly interworking Hands on end to end experience in one or more of the IP validation flow from architecture review, testplan creation, testcases development, execution, debugsCPUSS, DDRSS, Multimedia (Camera, Video, Display, GPU) blocks Good Experience in working closely with Design/Verification/Arch/Customer Engineering teams for IP/SOC validation planning, execution and debugs Good knowledge of ARM/X86/PowerPC CPU architecture, Interrupt handling, Cache coherency, IO Coherency Good knowledge of SoC architecture having Multicore/Multiprocessor with SMP/heterogenous cores, memory management, CPU concepts Having experience of managing team members as people manager Compiler/LinkerProficient in using compilers and linkers such as GCC, CLANG, RVDS, LLVM, Experience in optimizing code and resolving linker issues to ensure efficient and error free builds Experience in using JTAG interfaces and tools for debugging SOC/silicon design issues Scripting languages such as Python, shell scripting etc. Desired Skills Exposure to SoC architecture paradigms " interconnects, power management, emulation(pre-Si) environment Exposure to working on emulation/pre-si environment is added advantage Experience working with boot code for ARM processors Knowledge of Operating systems/RTOS/Linux kernel internals, multithreading, scheduling policies/locking mechanism, Virtual memory/MMU/paging etc Software development for silicon enablement, silicon validation, design issue debugs Board Bring-up/Bring-up of hardware-software solution on FPGA/emulation platforms and on fresh SOC designs Exposure to build automationExperience with build automations tools such as Jenkins and experience in creating automated build pipelines to stream line the development process Exposure to Regression testingUnderstanding of the regression testing methodologies and tools. Ability to design, implement and execute comprehensive regression test suites to ensure software quality and stability Code ReviewsAbility to conduct thorough and constructive code reviews to maintain code quality, ensure best practices and identify the areas of improvements