Qualcomm
Physical Design Engineer - DSP Team
$174K–$262K
Austin, Texas · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years in ASIC physical design, synthesis, or related work experience. Minimum qualifications also state 6+ years with a bachelor's degree, 5+ with a master's, or 4+ with a PhD in a related field. Preferred: 15+ years CPU/GPU design; 10+ years with architecture and design tools; 10+ years with scripting tools and programming languages.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field; alternatively, a Master's degree or PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field under the stated minimum-qualification experience alternatives.
About the job
Develop and optimize ASIC physical-design flows and complex DSP blocks for power, performance, and area (PPA), from synthesis through physical-design convergence.
What you'll do
- Update implementation flows and develop semi-custom design techniques to improve PPA, utilization, performance, and power efficiency.
- Use and enhance design methodologies and scripting to achieve PPA goals; collaborate with physical-design and logic teams.
- Execute architecture and design tools and advanced power checks on complex blocks, recommending solutions when specifications are not met.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, a Master's degree with 5+ years or a PhD with 4+ years of related ASIC experience.
- 12+ years of ASIC physical design, synthesis, or related work experience.
- Strong proficiency in P&R, timing analysis, and CAD tools.
- Very good understanding of logic optimization, clock structures, and power optimization.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
- 15+ years of CPU or GPU design experience; 10+ years with architecture and design tools or scripting tools and programming languages.
Pay
$174,400.00 - $261,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
Fusion Compiler, Synopsys FC/DC, ICC2, Cadence Genus, Innovus
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