Qualcomm
Synthesis-DFT Stitch CAD Engineer
$174K–$262K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor's: 6+ years; Master's: 5+ years; PhD: 4+ years of relevant work experience. Preferred qualifications also state 5-10 years in VLSI CAD and 5-10 years with scripting tools/programming languages.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Develop and support CAD methodologies and tools for ASIC synthesis and DFT stitching, improving PPA and design-cycle time for Snapdragon chips.
What you'll do
- Develop and improve synthesis and DFT stitch flows, checks, testcases, and methods for advanced process nodes and complex multi-voltage designs.
- Support Snapdragon design teams by investigating implementation issues and requests, and coordinate with EDA vendors to resolve tool and convergence problems.
- Pursue design and flow improvements in area, dynamic power, performance, and turnaround time, including collaboration on AI-team R&D initiatives.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of relevant work experience; OR Master's degree and 5+ years; OR PhD and 4+ years.
- Experience in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work.
Nice to have
- 5-10 years of experience in VLSI CAD, preferably Synthesis, DFT and P&R.
- Experience with scripting tools and programming languages, including Python and TCL.
Pay
$174,400.00 - $261,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
Synopsys, Cadence, Python, TCL
AI focus
Collaborate with Qualcomm's AI team on R&D initiatives targeting die-area reduction, dynamic power, performance, and turnaround time; the role is also described as involving pioneering genAI/ML in implementation technologies.
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