Qualcomm
VLSI Design Engineer for Server / Data Center Products
$146K–$218K
San Diego, California +2 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, California
Santa Clara, CA
Austin, TX - Experience
- 4+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 3+ years with a master’s degree, or 2+ years with a PhD. Preferred qualifications also state 5+ years of relevant experience in ASIC design, scripting, and architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field; OR Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field; OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Design and develop RTL, architecture, verification, and integration for high-performance ASICs and SoCs serving server, data center, HPC, and AI applications.
What you'll do
- Define and implement ASIC/SoC architecture and logic design, including large-scale integration and system simulation.
- Execute design and verification strategies; resolve architecture, design, and verification problems.
- Contribute to design reviews, process and automation improvements, and feedback on silicon learnings.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of relevant work experience; OR Master’s degree and 3+ years; OR PhD and 2+ years.
- Experience in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work.
- Knowledge of server/data center IPs, protocols, and interfaces.
- Experience designing arithmetic, computational, or machine-learning IPs.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
- Experience in scripting and architecture; tool and process automation experience is an advantage.
Pay
$145,600.00 - $218,400.00 USD base salary
Tools
ASIC, FPGA, RTL, SoC
AI focus
Design work includes AI and machine-learning spaces, including arithmetic, computational, or machine-learning IPs.
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