Qualcomm
CPU Physical Design Engineer (Austin)
$130K–$194K
Austin, Texas · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum: 2+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 1+ year with a master’s degree, or no experience minimum stated with a PhD. Preferred: 2+ years in several listed areas; 1+ year in a large matrixed organization.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Develops and verifies high-performance, low-power CPU designs from architecture definition through productization and validation.
What you'll do
- Apply computer architecture, logic design, circuit, and physical design knowledge to develop and verify CPU designs; resolve design issues affecting functionality, power, and performance.
- Collaborate across teams to define requirements, specifications, and trade-offs for product goals.
- Evaluate CPU designs through pre-silicon design and verification and post-silicon validation, and write technical documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, plus 2+ years of relevant work experience; OR a master’s degree in one of these fields, plus 1+ year of relevant work experience; OR a PhD in one of these fields.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Experience with high-performance microprocessor design, programming, design tools, verification, validation, or test development.
Pay
$129,500.00 - $194,300.00 USD base salary
Tools
C, C++, Perl, Python, Verilog, VHDL
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