Qualcomm
CPU Physical Design Engineer, San Diego
$130K–$194K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years with a bachelor’s degree; 1+ year with a master’s degree; or no experience duration stated for a PhD.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
About the job
Implements and optimizes CPU designs from RTL through GDS to meet power, area, timing, functional, and electrical robustness goals.
What you'll do
- Work with CPU microarchitecture teams to assess specifications, design trade-offs, and implementation feasibility.
- Synthesize Verilog RTL, optimize designs, and perform SynthPlace & Route through GDS delivery.
- Validate functional and electrical robustness and optimize designs from RTL to GDS for power, area, and timing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a stated related field and 2+ years of relevant work experience; or master’s degree and 1+ year; or a PhD in a stated related field.
- Experience in Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work, as applicable to the degree path.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of CPU microarchitecture, library cells, and high-performance or low-power implementation methods.
- Experience with deep submicron process technology, synthesis, place and route, and signoff timing/power analysis.
Pay
$129,500.00 - $194,300.00 (USD, base salary)
Tools
Verilog RTL, GDS, SynthPlace & Route
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