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Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering
General Summary:
Job Description
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.
We are looking for ASIC Design Verification Engineers with strong CPU, ASIC design and verification fundamentals and drive to innovate new solutions. This position under Qualcomm's Global SOC organization offers the rare opportunity to have real impact in shaping 5G product lines ranging from low power Snapdragon chips to the growing field of Machine Learning (AI/ML) and to Autonomous driving. We have crafted a team of exceptional engineers stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the platform for the future.
Job Overview
Qualcomm SoC HW team is responsible for developing and delivering best in class premium tier smartphone SoC solutions which are setting benchmarks in the whole industry. As an SOC Verification and Methodology Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and functionality of System-on-Chip (SOC) designs through comprehensive verification processes. You will develop and implement verification methodologies, create test plans, and execute verification tests to identify and resolve design issues. In this role of Design Verification Engineer, you will be using advanced state of the art tools, verification techniques and methodologies to verify varied design IPs in addition to system-level integration validation aspects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop Verification Plans: Understand design specifications and define the verification scope. Develop detailed test plans and verification infrastructure.
- Execute Verification Tests: Implement and Execute verification test cases and debug complex issues. Implement and analyze System Verilog assertions and coverage (code, toggle, functional).
- Collaborate with Teams: Work closely with architects, designers, and pre and post-silicon verification teams to accomplish tasks.
- Innovate Solutions: Develop innovative solutions to verification challenges with minimal guidance. Ramp-up on new verification tools and methodologies. Explore innovative DV methodologies to continuously push the quality and efficiency of test benches.
- Adhere to Standards: Maintain quality standards and best practices in test and verification processes.
- Successful candidates will be required to collaborate with worldwide design, verification, silicon, and architecture teams to achieve all project goals. Hence, we are looking for candidates with strong communication skills.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 2+ years of design verification experience. *Senior positions to be offered to candidates with proven expertise in the relevant field
- Good understanding of SystemVerilog/UVM based verification skills & experience with assertion & coverage-based verification methodology
- Experience in handling verification from Test planning to Tapeout for large-size HW Design
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years industry experience with below skillset:
- Knowledge of SOC architecture, CPU architecture (ARM knowledge is helpful), DSP, AMBA Bus, DDR, GPU, Multimedia etc.
- Exposure to ARM SBSA (Server Base System Architecture)
- Experience with heterogenous multi-die system verification
- Experience with D2D interfaces (e.g., UCIe, CXL) verification
- Experience with pre-silicon emulation platform-based verification
- Knowledge of Power design, architecture, and verification requirements
- Displays a passion for debugging and strong problem-solving abilities
- Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Python is a plus
- Assertion coding and converging on Formal tools, is a plus
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.
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).
To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.
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.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$115,600.00 - $173,400.00
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.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering
General Summary:
Job Description
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.
We are looking for ASIC Design Verification Engineers with strong CPU, ASIC design and verification fundamentals and drive to innovate new solutions. This position under Qualcomm's Global SOC organization offers the rare opportunity to have real impact in shaping 5G product lines ranging from low power Snapdragon chips to the growing field of Machine Learning (AI/ML) and to Autonomous driving. We have crafted a team of exceptional engineers stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the platform for the future.
Job Overview
Qualcomm SoC HW team is responsible for developing and delivering best in class premium tier smartphone SoC solutions which are setting benchmarks in the whole industry. As an SOC Verification and Methodology Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and functionality of System-on-Chip (SOC) designs through comprehensive verification processes. You will develop and implement verification methodologies, create test plans, and execute verification tests to identify and resolve design issues. In this role of Design Verification Engineer, you will be using advanced state of the art tools, verification techniques and methodologies to verify varied design IPs in addition to system-level integration validation aspects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop Verification Plans: Understand design specifications and define the verification scope. Develop detailed test plans and verification infrastructure.
- Execute Verification Tests: Implement and Execute verification test cases and debug complex issues. Implement and analyze System Verilog assertions and coverage (code, toggle, functional).
- Collaborate with Teams: Work closely with architects, designers, and pre and post-silicon verification teams to accomplish tasks.
- Innovate Solutions: Develop innovative solutions to verification challenges with minimal guidance. Ramp-up on new verification tools and methodologies. Explore innovative DV methodologies to continuously push the quality and efficiency of test benches.
- Adhere to Standards: Maintain quality standards and best practices in test and verification processes.
- Successful candidates will be required to collaborate with worldwide design, verification, silicon, and architecture teams to achieve all project goals. Hence, we are looking for candidates with strong communication skills.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 2+ years of design verification experience. *Senior positions to be offered to candidates with proven expertise in the relevant field
- Good understanding of SystemVerilog/UVM based verification skills & experience with assertion & coverage-based verification methodology
- Experience in handling verification from Test planning to Tapeout for large-size HW Design
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years industry experience with below skillset:
- Knowledge of SOC architecture, CPU architecture (ARM knowledge is helpful), DSP, AMBA Bus, DDR, GPU, Multimedia etc.
- Exposure to ARM SBSA (Server Base System Architecture)
- Experience with heterogenous multi-die system verification
- Experience with D2D interfaces (e.g., UCIe, CXL) verification
- Experience with pre-silicon emulation platform-based verification
- Knowledge of Power design, architecture, and verification requirements
- Displays a passion for debugging and strong problem-solving abilities
- Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Python is a plus
- Assertion coding and converging on Formal tools, is a plus
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.
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).
To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.
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.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$115,600.00 - $173,400.00
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.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
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Does Qualcomm sponsor H-1B visas for Software Quality Engineers?
Yes, Qualcomm sponsors H-1B visas for Software Quality Engineers on a consistent basis. The company participates in the annual H-1B lottery and has a dedicated immigration team that works with engineering hires. Roles requiring expertise in areas like firmware validation, multimedia testing, or platform integration tend to support the specialty occupation standard that USCIS requires.
How do I apply for Software Quality Engineer jobs at Qualcomm?
Apply through Qualcomm's careers portal, where you can filter by engineering function and location. Tailor your resume to highlight test automation, quality methodology, and any domain experience relevant to the specific team. You can also browse verified Software Quality Engineer openings at Qualcomm that include sponsorship details on Migrate Mate before submitting your application.
Which visa types does Qualcomm typically use for Software Quality Engineers?
Qualcomm sponsors H-1B and H-1B1 visas for most full-time Software Quality Engineer hires. For new graduates, F-1 OPT and CPT are commonly used while candidates transition to H-1B status. TN visas cover Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying engineering roles. For longer-term employees, Qualcomm also pursues EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process.
What qualifications does Qualcomm expect for Software Quality Engineer roles?
Most postings require a bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline. Practical experience with test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and debugging embedded or software systems is expected. Roles tied to Qualcomm's chip and platform products frequently ask for domain knowledge in areas such as video codecs, wireless modem stacks, or camera imaging pipelines, which narrows the candidate pool significantly.
How do I time my application to account for H-1B filing deadlines?
USCIS opens H-1B registrations in early March each year for an October 1 start date. To have your petition filed in that cycle, you need an offer in hand by late February at the latest so your employer can register you in time. If you miss the lottery, Qualcomm can explore cap-exempt alternatives or bridge your status through OPT extensions while you wait for the next cycle.
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