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Role Overview: We are seeking a motivated RTL engineer to join our Hexagon processor microarchitecture team.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering
Qualcomm is the world’s largest fabless semiconductor company, delivering cutting-edge hardware, software, and services that power nearly every mobile device on the planet. At the heart of our innovation are the Hexagon DSP cores, which now serve not only as digital signal processors but also as highly efficient NPUs (Neural Processing Units) for accelerating AI workloads across mobile, automotive, IoT, and edge platforms.
We are seeking a motivated RTL engineer to join our Hexagon processor microarchitecture team. You will contribute to the design and development of next-generation AI and modem cores, helping to shape the future of intelligent computing.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about AI acceleration, CPU microarchitecture, and energy-efficient design. You will work on industry-leading cores that power Qualcomm’s AI Engine and deliver best-in-class performance per watt.
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Own and drive RTL design and microarchitecture development for high-performance, low-power CPU and AI cores.
Collaborate with architecture, verification, physical design, and software teams to deliver production-quality RTL.
Contribute to performance, power, and area (PPA) optimization, including clock gating, power domains, and low-power techniques.
Analyze and resolve timing, area, and functional issues across the design cycle.
Apply knowledge of instruction set architecture (ISA) to guide microarchitecture decisions and support AI and signal processing workloads.
Work closely with AI software and compiler teams to ensure hardware-software co-optimization for neural network inference.
Instruction pipelines, out-of-order execution, branch prediction
Load/store units, memory hierarchy, cache coherence, and ordering
Multi-threaded and multi-core systems
Proficiency in RTL design using Verilog/SystemVerilog
Familiarity with low-power design techniques and synthesis/timing closure
Experience with AI accelerators, DSPs, or NPUs is a strong plus
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
1+ years of experience in Processor architecture or RTL design
Be part of a team that has shipped over 25 billion cores with a legacy of flawless execution. If you're passionate about solving complex design challenges and building innovative, energy-efficient processors that power the next wave of AI and intelligent edge computing, we want to hear from you.
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$101,400.00 - $152,200.00
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 – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
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