Company:

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors seeking to revolutionize the CPU market in an age of new possibilities. Are you interested in joining Qualcomm’s high performance CPU team as a Memory Designer? You will have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented and passionate engineers in the world to create designs that push the envelope on performance, energy efficiency and scalability. We offer a fun, creative and flexible work environment, with a shared vision to build products to change the world.

As a CPU SRAM Design Engineer, you will design, improve, and analyze digital circuits for memories. The role involves full ownership of custom SRAM and RF designs from schematic capture to analysis and model generation.

Minimum qualifications

● BA/BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 4+ years of practical experience

● Experience with designing SRAM circuits

● Experience in industry standard custom design tools and flows

● Experience with circuit simulation and monte carlo analysis.

● Experience with static timing analysis.

Preferred qualifications

● MS degree in Electrical Engineering

● Strong knowledge of SRAM and Register File techniques with advanced custom circuit implementations

● Strong knowledge of high-performance and low-power design features and techniques

● Strong knowledge of semiconductor device fundamentals

● Familiar with variation-aware simulation in FinFet and Nanosheet technology nodes

● Experience with custom memory layout designs

● Experience with all memory analysis steps including design entry, functional verification, layout guidance, simulation, timing, power and electrical characterization.

● Good understanding of physical implementation impact on circuit performance

● Proficiency with the following tools: NanoTime, Ansys EMIR analysis, ESP-CV, Liberate power analysis

● Experience with memory logical models (Verilog) and functional verification.

● Experience with BIST and other DFT features.

● Experience with memory analysis flow development and planning.

Roles and Responsibilities

● Develop custom digital circuits for high-speed and low-power SRAM designs

● Schematic capture

● Layout planning and supervision

● Functional verification

● Simulation and margin verification

● Timing characterization

● Performing analysis steps necessary to generate all deliverable collateral models

● Interacting with CAD team to ensure proper and efficient model generation

● Interacting with Physical Design team resolve memory PPA challenges

● Depending on skill set, aid the team with contributions to modeling, DFT and/or analysis flow development.

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies.
There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.
A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

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.

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 (if needed)
Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being
Bicycle purchase scheme
Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

*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.

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).

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CPU SRAM Design Engineer, Senior - Cork, Ireland

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