Qualcomm
SOC Debug Engineer
$146K–$218K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- Minimums vary by degree: Bachelor's plus 4+ years, Master's plus 3+ years, or PhD plus 2+ years in Systems Engineering or related work; the posting also lists ASIC-related experience alternatives of 4+, 3+, or 2+ years by degree. Preferred: 5+ years of SoC/IP architecture or micro-architecture/front-end design.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field; alternatively, a Master's or PhD in those fields.
About the job
Develop SoC platform architectures, with a focus on debug and security, translating product requirements into scalable designs and specifications.
What you'll do
- Create SoC architectures for control, boot, reset, timebase management, debug, and micro-controllers.
- Analyze architectural trade-offs and requirements to determine optimal solutions.
- Collaborate across disciplines and produce architectural specifications for design implementation.
What they ask for
- ARM and RISC-V AP architecture experience.
- Strong foundation in silicon design principles and architectural trade-offs.
- Background in IP or SoC architecture, and/or front-end design or verification.
- Programming ability for modeling and automation; OOP C++ and Python are preferred.
Nice to have
- Experience in SoC domains such as boot, timebase management, security, reset, and debug architecture.
- Experience with system-level debug, resource and power management, AI and machine learning, or modeling and simulation.
Pay
$145,600.00 - $218,400.00 USD base salary
Tools
ARM, RISC-V, OOP C++, Python, Android, Linux, Windows, Zephyr
AI focus
The role covers SoC architectures for AI/ML and lists AI & Machine Learning as additional experience expertise; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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