Qualcomm
CPU SRAM Design Engineer - Sr Staff / Principal
$187K–$280K
Austin, Texas · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- The general qualifications state a BA/BS in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of practical experience; preferred qualifications state an MS in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years. Minimum qualifications also list bachelor's degree and 6+ years, master's degree and 5+ years, or PhD and 4+ years in specified related fields/work.
- Education
- Electrical Engineering or a related field; minimum qualifications allow a bachelor's, master's, or PhD. The general qualifications specify a BA/BS in Electrical Engineering.
About the job
Designs, analyzes, and characterizes custom SRAM and register-file circuits for high-speed, low-power CPUs, and develops their deliverable models.
What you'll do
- Develop custom digital circuits for high-speed, low-power SRAM designs, from schematic capture through layout planning and supervision.
- Perform functional verification, simulation, margin verification, and timing characterization.
- Generate memory collateral models and coordinate with CAD and Physical Design teams on model generation and memory PPA challenges.
What they ask for
- Experience designing SRAM circuits.
- Experience with industry-standard custom design tools and flows.
- Experience with circuit simulation and Monte Carlo analysis.
- Experience with static timing analysis.
Nice to have
- Strong knowledge of SRAM and register-file techniques, advanced custom circuits, and high-performance, low-power design.
- Experience with custom memory layout, memory analysis, Verilog models, BIST/DFT, or named tools including NanoTime, Ansys EMIR analysis, ESP-CV, and Liberate power analysis.
Pay
$186,700.00 - $280,100.00 (base salary)
Tools
NanoTime, Ansys EMIR analysis, ESP-CV, Liberate power analysis, Verilog, FinFet, Nanosheet
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