Digital Display Interface ASIC Design Engineer

Company

Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

General Summary

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.

As a Qualcomm ASIC Engineer, you will define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power world class products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional groups to determine product execution path.

• Oversees definition, design, verification, and documentation for ASIC development for a variety of products.
• Determines architecture design, logic design, and system simulation.
• Defines module interfaces/formats for simulation.
• Evaluates all aspects of the process flow from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power use.
• Analyzes equipment to establish operation data, conducts experimental tests, and evaluates results.
• Uses System tools, such as National Instrument (NI) products, LabVIEW, and MathWorks MATLAB, SIMULINK, VISIO and other toolboxes.
• Uses language such as HDL, C, PERL.
• Provides technical expertise for next generation initiatives.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
  
  
  

OR

Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Uses tools/applications (i.e., Cadence, RTL Compiler, etc.) to execute advanced architecture and design of multiple complex blocks and makes suggestions for design protocol.
• Develops an implementation strategy that meets system requirements and customer needs for team.
• Effectively utilizes advanced problem solving and ASIC engineering practices to resolve complex architecture, design, or verification problems.
• Owns the design and verification strategies of ASICs, SoC, and IP cores, reviews the strategies of more junior team members and develops strategies for multiple blocks or IC Packages.
• Reviews complex tests from more junior team members and completes own tests to ensure that bugs are fully understood and analyzed.
• Runs advanced power checks on multiple blocks to ensure design specifications are met; makes recommendations to leadership when specifications are not met.
• Interprets the results of highly complex performance checks and reports them to team lead.
• Stays up to date on technical literature and technological advances and suggests areas for innovation.
• Writes, reviews, and edits own technical document in accordance with template and reviews and provides feedback on more junior engineers' documentation.
• Maintains regular communication with key team members to ensure continued alignment between team deliverables and product execution plan.
• Writes technical documentation and provides technical expertise for design or project reviews and project meetings to ensure team's best interest is represented.
• Acts as a tech lead on small to large projects and owns team deliverables of the project.
• Continually evaluates process used in team to facilitate effective work-flow for possible improvement.
  
  
  

Minimum Experience

• 3 to 6 years of experience in ASIC RTL design
  
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Familiar with industry high speed interface standards, such as MIPI, Display Port, HDMI, PCIe, USB
  
  
  

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