Qualcomm
SOC Design Verification Engineer-Staff
$146K–$218K
San Diego, California · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 3+ years with a master’s degree, or 2+ years with a PhD in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work. Preferred: 6+ years in these areas.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Science, Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Defines, verifies, and implements complex ASIC IP and SoC designs, collaborating across teams to meet system requirements and customer needs.
What you'll do
- Define, model, design, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development.
- Create architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and system simulations from system-level requirements.
- Evaluate design flows and use design tools to support complex blocks, SoCs, or IC packages.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of relevant ASIC experience; OR Master’s degree and 3+ years; OR PhD and 2+ years.
- Experience in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
- 6+ years of relevant ASIC experience; experience with architecture/design tools, scripting/programming languages, design verification methods, or interaction with senior leadership.
Pay
$145,600.00 - $218,400.00 USD base salary
Tools
RTL to GDS Flow, Virtuoso
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