Job Description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies International Ltd

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

Job Overview:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in.

Where you will be working

Cambridge, located in the East of England, 50 miles north of London, is a unique and beautiful city, renowned for its world-class university and the thriving cluster of high technology businesses that have grown up around it. Cambridge is well served by road and rail links, and is within easy distance of the major London airports

About Us

At our Cambridge site we are focussed on pioneering IoT and automotive technologies, with engineering areas of excellence including, Analogue and Digital Design, Voice and Music (Hardware, Software, OEM Support, Innovation).

Cambridge is our largest office in the UK, with more than 600 team members including engineers, business strategists and support staff.

Equal Opportunities & Equal Pay

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

Giving Back

Employees in Cambridge have a strong sense of community. We are encouraged through the philanthropic endeavours of the Qualcomm Foundation to support causes that matter to us.

What's on Offer

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

* Salary, stock and performance related bonus
* Maternity/Paternity Leave
* Employee stock purchase scheme
* Matching pension scheme
* Education Assistance
* Relocation and immigration support
* Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
* Subsidised gym membership
* Bicycle purchase scheme
* Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

About the role

The primary role of the team is to develop, deliver, maintain, upgrade and support internal test infrastructure and test frameworks within Qualcomms Connectivity R&D team based in Cambridge, UK. The team plays a vital role in the introduction of new products, by providing infrastructure which enables their development from first pre-production samples through to mass production.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person, at Senior Engineer level, who is keen to develop a successful career within an innovative technological environment. You would be joining a small innovative multi-skilled team where you would be a significant contributor to the teams success.

This vacancy covers two primary skill areas as below, however, skills diversification is encouraged:

* Board Level Design
* FPGA development

Responsibilities

* System and architectural design
* Writing of design specifications (i.e. Requirements, Functional, Architectural, Test, etc)
* Board Level Design
* PCB Layout Design
* Board Level test solution development and running of test cases
* RTL design development for typically Xilinx FPGAs
* Setup and management of FPGA builds and simulation environments
* Simulation Testbench and testcases design
* Bench level testing (Lab work including analysis and problem solving)
* Working with Drivers developers (Interface specifications, HW/Driver integration and test)
* Sharing technical expertise

Skills and Experience we would love to see

* Excellent Board Level Design skills
* Excellent in System Verilog/Verilog/VHDL design (System Verilog preferred)
* Excellent knowledge of using Xilinx FPGAs and their internal architecture
* Excellent in RTL design for complex modules
* Excellent in RTL verification techniques
* Excellent understanding of architectural considerations and partitioning between hardware and software
* Excellent technical document writing skills
* Excellent HW / Drivers integration skill (Lab debug)
* Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills
* Excellent test bench skills
* Excellent Lab skills

Desirable

* Experience of Python as a scripting language
* Familiar with Linux and bash scripting
* Familiar with verification methodologies, UVM/OVM
* Experienced with Xilinx tools (Vivado/ISE) and Verification tools (Cadence IUS/IES preferred)
* Familiar with FPGA 7series architecture
* Experience porting ASIC RTL modules to FPGA

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field

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*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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