Qualcomm
Graphics System/Silicon Validation Engineer
$170K–$254K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor's: 4+ years; master's: 3+ years; PhD: 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. The posting also describes 3+ years of related silicon-validation experience as ideal.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Validates Qualcomm GPU silicon on system-level platforms through functional testing, bring-up and debug, high-volume test screening, and power and performance correlation.
What you'll do
- Perform GPU system and silicon validation, including functional verification and chip bring-up/debug.
- Develop high-volume test-screen solutions and correlate power and performance measurements.
- Collaborate with production test, design, DV, software, and customer teams to debug functional failures and deliver solutions.
What they ask for
- Excellent C/C++ programming and Perl/Python scripting skills.
- Knowledge of ARM CPU architecture, AHB/AXI bus protocols, GPU architecture, and VLSI design and test methodologies.
- Experience with lab equipment such as logic analyzers and oscilloscopes, and the Lauterbach Trace32 debug platform.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and 4+ years of relevant work experience; or master's degree and 3+ years; or PhD and 2+ years.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with ARM Coresight IP, DFT/DFD, and the RMA process.
- Experience in silicon validation, emulation and silicon system validation, low-level hardware/software debug, device drivers, mixed-signal IP, or silicon power/performance/thermal measurement.
Pay
$169,500.00 - $254,300.00 USD base salary
Tools
C/C++, Perl, Python, ARM, AHB/AXI, Lauterbach Trace32, ARM Coresight, DFT/DFD
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