Qualcomm
ASIC Design Engineer
$101K–$152K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
About the job
Contributes to ASIC, SoC, and IP development, including design, implementation, optimization, and potentially timing analysis, verification, or silicon bring-up.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, integrate, and optimize ASIC, SoC, and IP solutions to meet performance, power, area, timing, and quality objectives.
- Analyze and resolve design and implementation challenges; support activities such as RTL design, synthesis, timing closure, verification, and silicon bring-up.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and improve design flows, methodologies, automation, and tools.
What they ask for
- Experience in ASIC, FPGA, or SoC design and development.
- Understanding of digital design fundamentals, computer architecture, and semiconductor development processes.
- Experience with industry-standard ASIC design, implementation, verification, and/or timing analysis tools.
- Programming or scripting experience with Python, Tcl, Perl, or similar.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Experience in RTL design, implementation, timing analysis, verification, AI/ML accelerators, low-power design, silicon validation, or related areas.
Pay
$101,400.00 - $152,200.00 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Tcl, Perl
AI focus
May involve AI/ML accelerator work and projects spanning AI; specific work depends on project needs and candidate background.
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