CPU Design Verification Staff Engineer

Job Area Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering General Summary Qualcomm is looking for strong Design Verification (DV) engineers in Bangalore to verify power management features in high-performance, low-power CPUs. Roles and Responsibilities Verify power management features including Boot, Reset, clock gating, power gating, voltage/frequency management (DVFS/DCVS), limit management, and throttling Develop comprehensive test plans in collaboration with CPU design and verification teams Use simulation and formal verification methods to execute test plans; write checkers, assertions, and develop stimulus Verify power intent using Unified Power Format (UPF) methodologies Collaborate with system architects, software, and SoC teams to validate system-level use cases Work with emulation teams to run verification on emulators and FPGA platforms Debug and triage failures in simulation, emulation, and silicon environments Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field with 4+ years hardware engineering experience OR Master's degree with 3+ years experience OR PhD with 2+ years experience Additional Requirements: 3+ years experience with power management verification in CPU or SoC environments Proficiency in assembly, C, C++ programming and scripting languages Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog Strong understanding of CPU architectures and power management features such as clock gating, power gating, UPF, DVFS/DCVS, throttling Experience in embedded firmware implementation Preferred Qualifications Deep knowledge of CPU microarchitecture, digital logic design, debug features, and DFT (Design for Testability) architecture Experience with advanced verification techniques including formal verification and assertions Knowledge of DFT methodologies: JTAG, IEEE1500, MBIST, scan dump, memory dump