Qualcomm
FPGA Design & Firmware Engineer, Staff
$146K–$218K
San Diego, California · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience in FPGA design, FPGA firmware, RTL development, or related digital hardware development. The posting also lists alternative minimum qualifications: bachelor's degree and 4+ years of ASIC-related experience; master's degree and 3+ years; or PhD and 2+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
About the job
Designs and integrates FPGA RTL and firmware for emulation and prototyping platforms, including system architecture, high-speed interfaces, and embedded software.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, integrate, and debug FPGA RTL and firmware for custom emulation and prototyping platforms.
- Contribute to FPGA and system architecture, HW/SW partitioning, implementation strategy, and system integration.
- Apply AI/ML techniques to FPGA design, verification, debugging, and development flows.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Strong hands-on experience with SystemVerilog/Verilog and RTL/HDL design.
- Experience with modern FPGA platforms such as AMD/Xilinx UltraScale+, MPSoC, Versal, Intel Stratix, or Agilex.
- Experience with AMD Vivado or Intel Quartus.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with C++ and Python.
- Experience with Linux and Embedded Linux.
Pay
$145,600.00 - $218,400.00 USD base salary
Tools
SystemVerilog, Verilog, AMD/Xilinx UltraScale+, MPSoC, Versal, Intel Stratix, Agilex, AMD Vivado
AI focus
Explore and apply AI/ML techniques to FPGA design, verification, debugging, and development flows to improve productivity, design quality, and automation.
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