Qualcomm
FPGA Design & Firmware Engineer, Staff
$146K–$218K
San Diego, California · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in FPGA design, FPGA firmware, RTL development, or related digital hardware development. A separate minimum-qualification section states alternatives: bachelor's plus 4+ years, master's plus 3+ years, or PhD plus 2+ years in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
About the job
Designs, integrates, and debugs FPGA RTL and firmware for emulation and prototyping platforms, contributing to system architecture and engineering flows.
What you'll do
- Develop and debug FPGA RTL, firmware, and embedded software for custom platforms.
- Contribute to FPGA and system architecture, HW/SW partitioning, high-speed interfaces, and system integration.
- Improve FPGA tools and workflows, including applying AI/ML to design, verification, debug, and automation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
- 5+ years of professional experience in FPGA design, FPGA firmware, RTL development, or related digital hardware development.
- Hands-on experience with SystemVerilog/Verilog and RTL/HDL design.
- Experience with modern FPGA platforms and development tools such as AMD/Xilinx or Intel devices and Vivado or Quartus.
Nice to have
- Experience with CDC, high-speed interfaces, timing closure, and large multi-FPGA systems.
- Experience with C++ and Python, Linux/Embedded Linux, or AI/ML applications in hardware design and engineering automation.
Pay
$145,600.00 - $218,400.00 USD (base salary)
Tools
SystemVerilog, Verilog, AMD/Xilinx, Intel, AMD Vivado, Intel Quartus, PCIe, C++
AI focus
Explore and apply AI/ML to FPGA design, verification, debugging, and development flows to improve productivity, design quality, and automation.
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