Qualcomm
CPU Systems RTL Engineer
$176K–$263K
Santa Clara, California +3 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Austin, TX
San Diego, CA
Raleigh, NC - Experience
- 5+ years of CPU RTL or similar experience required. The posting also lists alternatives of 4+ years with a bachelor's degree, 3+ years with a master's degree, or 2+ years with a PhD.
- Education
- MS degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering required.
About the job
Develop CPU RTL and microarchitecture for high-performance, low-power devices, from early architecture exploration through design delivery and product enablement.
What you'll do
- Explore CPU performance strategies and develop microarchitecture specifications with architects and modeling teams.
- Develop and refine RTL for power, performance, area, and timing goals; support functional and performance verification.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on physical design implementation and validation, and work with software, firmware, and platform teams to enable CPU features.
What they ask for
- MS degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of CPU RTL or similar experience.
- Thorough knowledge of microprocessor architecture, including expertise in at least one listed area such as timers, interrupt controllers, RAS and safety, or power management.
- Knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL, simulators, and waveform debugging tools.
- Knowledge of logic design principles and their timing and power implications.
Nice to have
- Understanding of low-power microarchitecture techniques and high-performance CPU microarchitecture trade-offs.
- Experience using a scripting language such as Perl or Python.
Pay
$175,600.00 - $263,400.00 (USD; pay range; salary is one component of total compensation)
Tools
Verilog, VHDL, Perl, Python
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