FPGA Firmware Engineer, Senior

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all.

Join QCOM Technologies Inc Global CAD team delivering solutions for design of leading-edge wireless products. Qualcomm is leading 5G innovations ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. The Qualcomm Global CAD team is currently seeking FPGA Design Engineer to develop FPGA Firmware & Embedded software.

This role will include:

• Working with industry-standard tools and technologies to develop solutions to a variety of infrastructure needs.

• Designing and Implementing critical firmware for custom emulation hardware

• Contributing towards the continuous development of Tools, Technology and Flows

Qualifications:

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

• FPGA design, FPGA firmware or related work experience.

• Hands-on experience with System Verilog, RTL/HDL, FPGA (Xilinx Ultrascale, Ultrascale+, MPSoC, Intel Stratix) and FPGA Tools (Xilinx, Intel)

• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills with the ability to work independently, and create customer-facing applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's or PhD. in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Applied Mathematics

• Experience with clock domain crossing, high speed designs, and timing closure techniques

• Exposure to VLSI design concepts, logic design

• Direct hands-on experience with C++ (x86, aarch64) and Python

• Hands-on experience with Linux / Embedded Linux

• Solid understanding of ARM based designs, Embedded Linux, Linux Device Drivers

• Solid experience in implementing the following protocols: AXI, PCIe, I2C, LVDS, Ethernet

• Proven ability of software design principles, practices and patterns

• Knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices

• Experience with Git, JIRA, and other related technologies

Key Words

FPGA, Firmware, CAD, EDA, Embedded, Programming, Digital Design, Software development