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About the Role
We are seeking a motivated RTL engineer to join our Hexagon processor microarchitecture team. You will contribute to the design and development of next-generation AI and modem cores, helping to shape the future of intelligent computing. This role is ideal for someone passionate about AI acceleration, CPU microarchitecture, and energy-efficient design. You will work on industry-leading cores that power Qualcomm’s AI Engine and deliver best-in-class performance per watt.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive RTL design and microarchitecture development for high-performance, low-power CPU and AI cores.
- Collaborate with architecture, verification, physical design, and software teams to deliver production-quality RTL.
- Contribute to performance, power, and area (PPA) optimization, including clock gating, power domains, and low-power techniques.
- Analyze and resolve timing, area, and functional issues across the design cycle.
- Apply knowledge of instruction set architecture (ISA) to guide microarchitecture decisions and support AI and signal processing workloads.
- Work closely with AI software and compiler teams to ensure hardware-software co-optimization for neural network inference.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- 1+ years of experience in Processor architecture or RTL design
- Strong understanding of CPU microarchitecture, including: Instruction pipelines, out-of-order execution, branch prediction, Load/store units, memory hierarchy, cache coherence, and ordering, Multi-threaded and multi-core systems
- Proficiency in RTL design using Verilog/SystemVerilog
- Familiarity with low-power design techniques and synthesis/timing closure
- Experience with AI accelerators, DSPs, or NPUs is a strong plus
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Skills
- AI acceleration
- CPU microarchitecture
- Energy-efficient design
- RTL design
- Verilog/SystemVerilog
- Low-power design techniques
- Synthesis/timing closure
- AI accelerators
- DSPs
- NPUs
Experience Level
- 1+ years of experience in Processor architecture or RTL design
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Salary/Compensations
- $101,400.00 - $152,200.00
Benefits
- Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
- Opportunity for annual RSU grants
- Highly competitive benefits package
About the Company
- Qualcomm is the world’s largest fabless semiconductor company, delivering cutting-edge hardware, software, and services that power nearly every mobile device on the planet.
- At the heart of our innovation are the Hexagon DSP cores, which now serve not only as digital signal processors but also as highly efficient NPUs (Neural Processing Units) for accelerating AI workloads across mobile, automotive, IoT, and edge platforms.
Equal Opportunity
- Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.