Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

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 8+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
  
  
  

OR

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Location: Bangalore

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership
• Define and own verification strategy for IP/Block/Subsystem-level DV.
• Guide the team in developing robust verification environments and methodologies.
• Ensure best practices in coverage-driven and assertion-based verification.
  
• Execution
• Oversee end-to-end DV tasks: design analysis, verification planning, testbench development, simulation, and coverage closure.
• Drive adoption of advanced DV methodologies (formal, simulation, emulation) for efficiency and quality.
• Review and optimize test plans, environments, and scripts for scalability and reuse.
  
• Collaboration
• Work closely with global design, architecture, and cross-functional teams to meet project milestones.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders on progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
  
• Mentorship
• Coach and mentor junior engineers, fostering technical growth and best practices.
  
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Vast experience in IP-level design verification
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog/UVM and coverage-driven verification methodologies.
• Proven experience architecting and maintaining complex SV/UVM environments.
• Proficiency in constraint-random testing and achieving coverage closure.
• Strong debugging skills using tools like Verdi or similar.
• Exposure to wireless IPs (Wi-Fi, Modem PHY, DSP blocks) is a plus.
• Familiarity with formal/static verification techniques.
• Power-aware verification and Gate-Level Simulation (GLS) experience is highly desirable.
• Scripting skills (Python, Perl) for automation.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s or PhD in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Science from a reputed institution.
• Experience: 12-18 years
  
  
  

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate a technical team.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
  
  
  

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