Qualcomm
CPU Physical Design Engineer
$217K–$325K
Austin, Texas · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years with a bachelor's degree, 7+ years with a master's degree, or 6+ years with a PhD; preferred qualifications include experience levels ranging from 1+ to 14+ years in specified areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
About the job
Leads CPU physical design and verification, addressing performance, power, and functionality across the design process from architecture through productization and silicon validation.
What you'll do
- Develop and verify high-performance, low-power CPU designs and resolve complex design issues.
- Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements, specifications, and design trade-offs.
- Evaluate design activities from architecture and pre-silicon verification through post-silicon validation, and document complex designs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of relevant work experience; OR master's degree in one of these fields and 7+ years; OR PhD in one of these fields and 6+ years.
- Expert knowledge of computer architecture, micro-architecture, logic design, circuits, and/or physical design.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Experience in high-performance microprocessor design, programming, design tools and verification, technical leadership, or large matrixed organizations.
Pay
$216,600.00 - $325,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
C, C++, Perl, Python, Verilog, VHDL
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