Validation Engineer, Senior

Company: Qualcomm Canada ULC Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm ASIC Engineer, you will define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power world class products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional groups to determine product execution path. Replacement Position. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience. OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field. What You'll Do • Characterize analog blocks and perform PHY/Link Layer/Protocol compliance against various industry standards such as PCIe, Ethernet, and UCIe • Bring up silicon, debug issues, present test results, and generate validation reports • Define test plans and develop test methodologies for various tests • Develop and standardize test scripts for various tests and automate test equipment • Determine equipment and accessories needs for various tests • Study signal integrity and power integrity for evaluation boards and for silicon What You'll Need • Bachelor's degree in Engineering Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science is at a minimum • Strong knowledge in various specifications such PCIe (Gen1 to Gen7), IEEE 100G CK (C2M, CR, KR), and OIF 100G CEI (VSR, MR, LR), 224G, UCIe, etc. • Strong programming skills in Python, Perl, Matlab, C/C++, or other scripting languages • Proficiency in using and automating test instruments such as Scope, BERT, Logic Analyzer/Exerciser, VNA, Power Supplies and Multimeters, etc. • Strong understandings of SerDes architecture (NRZ, PAM4) and theory of operation: PLL, CDR, CTLE, FFE, DFE, etc. • Experience in using compliance software such as SIGTEST, SEASIM, COM, etc. • Experience in PCB design and good understandings of signal integrity, insertion loss, return loss, TDR • Direct experience in SerDes related electrical validation • Working experience with PCIe and Ethernet protocol layers is a definite plus • Good understanding of design blocks like MAC and PCS is a plus • Experience in optical and die2die validation is a plus • Experience in Mango Database, HTML, JavaScript for data post processing and analysis is a plus Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $104,900.00 - $154,900.00 The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer. If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.