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Staff CPU Verification Engineer

Qualcomm Technologies
Santa Clara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2026
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

This individual leads, plans, synthesizes ambiguous or conflicting requirements and performs the complex responsibility of performing block level verification for complex, multi-feature designs using the most advanced verification techniques (sim, formal, emulation). Review and refine testplan contents with help from design team and verification leadership. Construct emulation capable testbench and components for use on emulation and prototyping platforms. Debug complex systems and designs during the verification process. Investigate test and assertion failures and provide initial triage and debug. Work with design and microarchitecture to resolve all open issues and identify design faults. Build monitors, checkers, and assertions to aid in debug process. Follow coding and construction guidelines for all monitor components to enable cross-platform use. Build stimulus generation mechanisms that are reusable across platforms. Complete all testplan items necessary to achieve full test coverage. Support and maintain random stimulus generation capabilities to consistently reach expected coverage targets. Work with design and microarchitecture teams to understand coverage holes, and to craft stimulus required to cover those holes. Build functional coverage model to accurately measure transactional and architectural features of the design. Support unit level testcases to be ported to a full chip and bring-up environment. Build and support common testbench components useful for various design testbenches. Develop scripts and automation in Python, Perl, etc. to increase time savings in verification process. Act as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings and communicate and implement a development plan.

Will accept a Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field and three (3) years of experience in a related occupation.

Compensation: $186,472.00 - $250,700.00/year

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EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

Salary : $186,472 - $250,700

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