ASIC / NoC Verification & Solutions Senior Engineer- Qualcomm - Guyancourt, France

## \nCompany:\n\nQualcomm France S.A.R.L.\n\n## Job Area:\n\nEngineering Group, Engineering Group \u003e ASICS Engineering\n\nGeneral Summary:\n\nQualcomm France-QITC\u0027s mission is to develop and deploy highly configurable custom-built interconnect hardware IPs (NoCs), software tools, and exploration and verification methodologies. This enables SoC integration teams to quickly assemble and verify SoCs with the desired Power Performance Area (PPA) characteristics. QITC technology embraces the complete SoC infrastructure to provide increased SoC performance at minimal cost for integration. Our work is at the backbone of the SoC, interconnecting all major IP solutions.\n\nQualcomm Interconnect Technology Center (QITC) has been breaking ground in interconnect design for 15 years and continues to innovate and deliver technology in line with the latest evolutions in SoC design.\n\nQITC NoC solution tools include a full suite of automated interconnect design and verification tools that improve user productivity. In particular, NoC verification tools include state-of-the-art Verification IPs, UVM benches, and scoreboards, used to check NoC assembly and NoC-level features. The UVM bench is automatically generated by the software, allowing it to map to all NoC varying topologies and features.\n\nYou will join the Solutions deployment team with the mission of deploying and supporting the QITC NoC Verification technology across all the SoCs in Qualcomm\u0027s portfolio (Mobile, Automotive, Servers, IoT, Connectivity, etc.). The job involves providing verification support, including analyzing complex scenarios of NoC simulations, understanding the behavior of verification components, benches, and their associated automation tools in compliance with current ASIC verification standards like UVM.\n\nThis is a challenging position with a lot of inter-team communication. You will be working on the most innovative technologies, surrounded by experts and users of our technology from various teams (SoC Architecture, HW and SW Design, Verification, Debug, Post Silicon) worldwide.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nIn your role, you will:\n\n\u00b7 Collaborate regularly with highly skilled experts across different teams (Architecture, Hardware, Software, Verification, Emulation, etc.) to ensure our Verification technology is used efficiently in Qualcomm SoCs.\n\n\u00b7 Contribute to the definition and enhancement of the NoC Verification environment and its configuration in the various SoCs.\n\n\u00b7 Be responsible for the technical support of new NoC verification solutions.\n\n\u00b7 Help resolve NoC testbench or DUT simulation issues.\n\n\u00b7 Participate in defining new Verification solutions and improvements for our technology.\n\n\u00b7 Develop in-depth technical material and organize training sessions for different teams worldwide.\n\nThe working environment will consist of: Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, Python, Linux, Shell, Git, Synopsys, or Mentor Graphics verification tools.\n\nSkills/Experience:\n\n\u00b7 Experience in using or designing UVM components, benches, or VIPs.\n\n\u00b7 Strong analytical skills for debugging in simulation, emulation, or silicon bring-up environments.\n\n\u00b7 Understanding of interconnect protocols like AHB/AXI/ACE/ACE-Lite/CHI/NoC concepts.\n\n\u00b7 Understanding of overall SoC development flow: SoC architecture, RTL design and verification, SoC performance and DDR memory channel, physical implementation, silicon debug.\n\n\u00b7 Good knowledge of system-level features such as memory-mapping, MMUs, Quality of Service, cache infrastructure, security schemes, etc.\n\n\u00b7 Proficiency in Python \u0026 Perl scripting.\n\n\u00b7 Ability to quickly react and adapt to changes.\n\n\u00b7 Excellent communication skills.\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n\n\u00b7 Master\u2019s degree in Microelectronics, Computer Science, or a related field.\n\n\u00b7 Standard SoC knowledge: Multimedia IPs, GPU, multi-core CPU architecture, Processors, Caches, memory controllers, interconnects, and related design, integration, and verification challenges.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n\u00b7 2-5 years of solid experience in verification and/or design for SoC/ASIC engineering development cycles.\n\n\u00b7 Experience in using or designing UVM components, benches, or VIPs.\n\nWhat\u0027s on Offer:\n\n\u00b7 Friendly and collaborative working environment.\n\n\u00b7 Salary, stock, and performance-related bonus.\n\n\u00b7 Maternity/Paternity Leave.\n\n\u00b7 Employee stock purchase scheme.\n\n\u00b7 Matching pension scheme.\n\n\u00b7 Education Assistance.\n\n\u00b7 Life, Medical, Income, and Travel Insurance.\n\nKeywords:\n\n\u00b7 SoC, ASIC, Verification, Simulation debug, Interconnect, Cache, CPU, GPU, Coherency, Debug\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n\n\u2022 Bachelor\u0027s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience. \nOR \nMaster\u0027s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience. \nOR \nPhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.\n\n*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.\n\nQualcomm 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 [email protected] or call Qualcomm\u0027s 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. 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