NPU AI/Processor Architecture (RTL) Design-Sr Engineer
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Skills named in this posting
- Microarchitecture
- Out-of-order cores
- Branch prediction
- Vector / SIMD
Company:
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering
General Summary:
Qualcomm's Hexagon NPU Team is hiring for the various positions in Bangalore (India) location for the development of high-performance, energy-efficient CPU and AI processors. Hexagon NPU is an in-house built Qualcomm proprietary processor which is the center of Qualcomm's hybrid AI computing capability targeted for broad spectrum of AI use cases across market segments.
We are seeking highly skilled engineers with over 3+ years of experience and a strong knowledge in CPU/AI processor micro-architecture, architecture, RTL design, debug architecture, RAS, power-management and circuit designers to join our team.
Various positions are open across the broad spectrum of CPU/AI processor design :
- RTL Design of high-performance CPU/AI processors
- RTL coding, micro-architecture and architecture
- Computer Arithmetic
- Floating-Point design
- Matrix Multiply engines
- Vector Extensions
- Memory sub-systems, Load/store, caches, atomics, coherence and consistency
- Branch prediction, out-of-order, dispatch, schedulers
- Multi-processor and multi-threaded systems
- RISC-V
- Power, performance and Area (PPA) optimizations
- CPU sub-system Logic Design
- Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS)
- Power management architecture and design, circuits, flows and systems
- Di/Dt, voltage-noise, peak-currents and thermal mitigation
- Functional safety (FUSA)
- System and Silicon Debug
Join us to build IP blocks that power Snapdragon processors and AI inference engines.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field. • 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of experience with circuit design (e.g., digital, analog, RF).• 2+ years of experience utilizing schematic capture and circuit simulation software.• 2+ years of experience with hardware design and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF tools, etc.Principal Duties and Responsibilities:• Applies Hardware knowledge and experience to plan, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems.• Integrates features and functionality into hardware designs in line with proposals or roadmaps.• Conducts simulations and analyses of designs as well as implements designs with the best power, performance, and area.• Collaborates with teams (e.g., design, verification, validation, software and systems engineering, architecture development teams, etc.) to implement new requirements and incorporate the latest test solutions in the production program to improve the yield, test time, and quality.• Evaluates, characterizes, and develops the manufacturing solutions for leading edge products in processes and bring-up product to meet customer expectations and schedules.• Evaluates reliability of materials, properties, and techniques and brings innovation, automation, and optimization to maximize productivity.• Assists in the assessment of complex design features to identify potential flaws, compatibility issues, and/or compliance issues.• Writes detailed technical documentation for Hardware projects.Level of Responsibility: • Works independently with minimal supervision.• Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc. • Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.
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