Qualcomm
CPU Integration CAD Engineer
$176K–$263K
Santa Clara, California +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Austin, Texas - Experience
- Minimum: 4+ years with a bachelor's degree, 3+ years with a master's degree, or 2+ years with a PhD. Preferred: ten+ years of hands-on high-performance chip development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Build, maintain, and support CPU implementation tools and flows to improve power, performance, and area, including floorplanning and physical-design verification analysis.
What you'll do
- Develop, integrate, and release floorplanning or PDV analysis flows and methodologies.
- Architect, maintain, and support implementation flows and resolve project-specific issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and EDA vendors on roadmaps and tool issues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 4+ years of relevant work experience; OR a Master's degree and 3+ years; OR a PhD and 2+ years.
- High programming proficiency in Python and Tcl, with knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
- Strong user of a PNR tool such as Innovus, or a PDV Calibre tool or equivalent.
Nice to have
- Ten+ years of hands-on experience developing high-performance chips in a design or CAD role.
- Experience with automation, broad physical-design tasks, and advanced technology nodes (5nm or lower).
Pay
$175,600.00 - $263,400.00 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, Tcl, Innovus, PDV Calibre
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