Qualcomm
FPGA Firmware Engineer / FPGA Design Engineer
$122K–$183K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor’s degree: 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience; or Master’s degree: 1+ year; or PhD, with no years specified. FPGA design, FPGA firmware, or related work experience is also requested, with no duration specified.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field; or Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field; or PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Develops FPGA firmware and embedded software for custom emulation hardware and contributes to tools, technologies, and design flows for wireless products.
What you'll do
- Design and implement firmware for custom emulation hardware.
- Develop FPGA firmware and embedded software using industry-standard tools and technologies.
- Contribute to ongoing development of tools, technologies, and flows.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience with System Verilog, RTL/HDL, FPGA platforms, and FPGA tools.
- Strong interpersonal and analytical skills; able to work independently and create customer-facing applications.
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field plus 2+ years of relevant ASIC experience; or a Master’s degree plus 1+ year; or a PhD.
Nice to have
- Experience with clock domain crossing, high-speed designs, and timing closure; exposure to VLSI and logic design.
- Experience with C++, Python, Linux/Embedded Linux, ARM-based designs, Linux device drivers, AXI, PCIe, I2C, LVDS, Ethernet, Git, or JIRA.
Pay
$121,800.00 - $182,600.00 USD (base salary)
Tools
System Verilog, RTL/HDL, Xilinx Ultrascale, Ultrascale+, MPSoC, Intel Stratix, Xilinx, Intel
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